Genesis 47:16

Then said Joseph: Give your cattle, and I will give you for your cattle,—if silver hath failed.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail.

In Context

15And 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?

17So they brought in their cattle unto Joseph, and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for the horses and for the cattle of the flock and for the cattle of the herd, and for the asses,—and he provided them with bread for all their cattle, throughout that year.

Read all of Genesis 47

Cross References

Proverbs 12:17He that whispereth faithfulness, declareth righteousness, but, a false witness, is a fraud.

1 Corinthians 10:32Give no occasion of stumbling—whether to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the assembly of God:

Colossians 4:5In wisdom, be walking towards them who are without,—the opportunity, buying out for yourselves,

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Genesis 47:16