Genesis 47:25

And they said to him, Truly you have kept us from death; may we have grace in your eyes, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.

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In The King James Version

And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.

In Context

24And when the grain is cut, you are to give a fifth part to Pharaoh, and four parts will be yours for seed and food, and for your families and your little ones.

26Then Joseph made a law which is in force to this day, that Pharaoh was to have the fifth part; only the land of the priests did not become his.

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Cross References

Genesis 18:3And said, My Lord, if now I have grace in your eyes, do not go away from your servant:

Genesis 33:15And Esau said, Then keep some of my men with you. And he said, What need is there for that, if my lord is pleased with me?

Genesis 45:6For these two years have been years of need, and there are still five more years to come in which there will be no ploughing or cutting of grain.

Ruth 2:13Then she said, May I have grace in your eyes, my lord, for you have given me comfort, and you have said kind words to your servant, though I am not like one of your servants.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 47:14-27

Distressed Occasioned by the Famine. ( b. c. 1706.) 13 And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine. 14 And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house. 15 And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said,… Read the whole commentary →

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