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Genesis 47:15
New English Translation
Genesis 47:15
New English Translation
15 When the money from the lands of Egypt and Canaan was used up, all the Egyptians[a] came to Joseph and said, “Give us food! Why should we die[b] before your very eyes because our money has run out?”
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- Genesis 47:15 tn Heb “all Egypt.” The expression is a metonymy and refers to all the people of Egypt.
- Genesis 47:15 tn The imperfect verbal form has a deliberative force here.
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