Genesis 47:15
And the silver was spent out of the land of Egypt and out of the land of Canaan, so all the Egyptians came in unto Joseph, saying—Do give us bread, for why should we die before thee, although, silver, hath failed?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
16Then said Joseph: Give your cattle, and I will give you for your cattle,—if silver hath failed.
Cross References
Genesis 41:36So shall the food become a store for the land, for the seven years of famine which shall come about in the land of Egypt,—and the land shall not be cut off in the famine.
Genesis 47:24and it shall come to pass that, of the yield, ye shall give a fifth to Pharaoh,—but the four parts, shall be your own—for seed for the field, and for your food and for them who are in your households and for food for your little ones.
Judges 8:8So he went up from thence, to Penuel, and spake unto them in like manner,—and the men of Penuel answered him, as had answered the men of Succoth.
1 Samuel 25:8Ask thy young men, that they may tell thee, that so my young men may find favour in thine eyes, for, on a good day, have we come! Give, I pray thee, what thy hand findeth, to thy servants, and to thy son, to David!
Isaiah 33:16He, the heights, shall inhabit, A stronghold of crags, shall be his refuge,—His bread, hath been delivered, His waters, have been made sure,
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 →