Genesis 47:14

By selling grain Joseph collected all the money in Egypt and Canaan, and placed it in Pharaoh's treasury.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

13No food was left in the whole country because the famine had become so bad. Throughout Egypt and Canaan people were starving.

15Once the money from Egypt and Canaan had run out, the Egyptians all came to Joseph and demanded, “Give us food! Do you want us to die right in front of you? All our money is gone!”

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Cross References

Genesis 41:57in fact the famine was very bad everywhere, so people from other countries all around came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph.

Luke 16:1Jesus told his disciples this story. “There was once a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting what belonged to his master.

1 Corinthians 4:2More than this, those who have such responsibilities are required to be trustworthy.

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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