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Let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s slaves.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/47.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So they said, &#8220You have saved our lives! Let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh&#8217s slaves.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/47.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So they said, “You have saved our lives! Let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s slaves.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/47.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So they said, “You have kept us alive! Let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s slaves.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/47.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And they said, “You have saved our lives! Let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/47.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You have saved our lives,” they said. “We have found favor with our lord and will be Pharaoh’s slaves.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/47.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And they said, &#8220You have saved our lives. We have found favor in our lord&#8217s eyes and will be Pharaoh&#8217s slaves.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/47.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/47.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"Sir, you have saved our lives!" they answered. "We are glad to be slaves of the king." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/47.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/47.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"You have saved our lives," they said. "Please, sir, we are willing to be Pharaoh's slaves."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/47.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They answered, "You have saved our lives; you have been good to us, sir, and we will be the king's slaves." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/47.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"You've saved our lives," they replied. "If it pleases you, your Excellency, we'll be Pharaoh's slaves."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/47.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?You have saved our lives,? they said. ?We have found favor in our lord?s eyes, and we will be Pharaoh?s servants.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/47.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They replied, "You have saved our lives! You are showing us favor, and we will be Pharaoh's slaves." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/47.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then they said, "You have saved our lives. Let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh?s slaves."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/47.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/47.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They said, “You have saved our lives! Let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/47.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they say, “You have revived us; we find grace in the eyes of my lord, and have been servants to Pharaoh”;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/47.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they say, 'Thou hast revived us; we find grace in the eyes of my lord, and have been servants to Pharaoh;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/47.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will say, Thou didst preserve us alive: shall we find grace in the eyes of my lord, we were servants to Pharaoh.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/47.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they answered: Our life is in thy hand: only let my lord look favourably upon us, and we will gladly serve the king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/47.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they responded: “Our health is in your hand; only let our lord look kindly upon us, and we will serve the king with gladness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/47.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“You have saved our lives!” they answered. “We have found favor with my lord; now we will be Pharaoh’s slaves.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/47.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They said, “You have saved our lives; may it please my lord, we will be slaves to Pharaoh.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/47.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they said, You have saved our lives; let us find mercy in the sight of our lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/47.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they said, “You have saved us; let us find mercy in the eyes of our Lord and we will be Servants to Pharaoh.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/47.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they said: 'Thou hast saved our lives. Let us find favour in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's bondmen.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/47.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they said, Thou hast saved us; we have found favour before our lord, and we will be servants to Pharao.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/47-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=12475" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/47.htm">Joseph's Leadership During the Famine</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>At harvest time, you are to give a fifth of it to Pharaoh, and four-fifths will be yours as seed for the field and food for yourselves and your households and children.” <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: he·ḥĕ·yi·ṯā·nū (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms:: 1cp) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">“You have saved our lives,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">they said.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: nim·ṣā- (V-Qal-Imperf.h-1cp) -- To attain to, find. ">“We have found</a> <a href="/hebrew/2580.htm" title="2580: ḥên (N-ms) -- Favor, grace. From chanan; graciousness, i.e. Subjective or objective.">favor</a> <a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="113: ’ă·ḏō·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Lord. Or adon; from an unused root; sovereign, i.e. Controller.">in our lord’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: bə·‘ê·nê (Prep-b:: N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">eyes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yî·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and we will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/6547.htm" title="6547: lə·p̄ar·‘ōh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- A title of Eg. kings. Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings.">Pharaoh’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm (N-mp) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">servants.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>So Joseph established a law that a fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh, and it is in effect in the land of Egypt to this day. Only the priests’ land does not belong to Pharaoh.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Exodus 1:11-14</a></span><br />So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh. / But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites. / They worked the Israelites ruthlessly ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-31.htm">Exodus 12:31-36</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said, “Get up, leave my people, both you and the Israelites! Go, worship the LORD as you have requested. / Take your flocks and herds as well, just as you have said, and depart! And bless me also.” / And in order to send them out of the land quickly, the Egyptians urged the people on. “For otherwise,” they said, “we are all going to die!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/25-23.htm">Leviticus 25:23-28</a></span><br />The land must not be sold permanently, because it is Mine, and you are but foreigners and residents with Me. / Thus for every piece of property you possess, you must provide for the redemption of the land. / If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his nearest of kin may come and redeem what his brother has sold. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/15-1.htm">Deuteronomy 15:1-6</a></span><br />At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts. / This is the manner of remission: Every creditor shall cancel what he has loaned to his neighbor. He is not to collect anything from his neighbor or brother, because the LORD’s time of release has been proclaimed. / You may collect something from a foreigner, but you must forgive whatever your brother owes you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-47.htm">Deuteronomy 28:47-48</a></span><br />Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance, / you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/8-10.htm">1 Samuel 8:10-18</a></span><br />So Samuel spoke all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king. / He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to serve his own chariots and horses, and to run in front of his chariots. / He will appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of fifties, and others to plow his ground, to reap his harvest, and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-1.htm">2 Kings 4:1-7</a></span><br />Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!” / “How can I help you?” asked Elisha. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.” / “Go,” said Elisha, “borrow empty jars from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/5-1.htm">Nehemiah 5:1-13</a></span><br />About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews. / Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive.” / Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1-3</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, / to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn, / to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/34-8.htm">Jeremiah 34:8-17</a></span><br />After King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to proclaim liberty, the word came to Jeremiah from the LORD / that each man should free his Hebrew slaves, both male and female, and no one should hold his fellow Jew in bondage. / So all the officials and all the people who entered into this covenant agreed that they would free their menservants and maidservants and no longer hold them in bondage. They obeyed and released them, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">Ezekiel 18:7-9</a></span><br />He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing. / He does not engage in usury or take excess interest, but he withholds his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between men. / He follows My statutes and faithfully keeps My ordinances. That man is righteous; surely he will live, declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-23.htm">Matthew 18:23-35</a></span><br />Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. / As he began the settlements, a debtor owing ten thousand talents was brought to him. / Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-14.htm">Matthew 25:14-30</a></span><br />For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions. / To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent—each according to his own ability. And he went on his journey. / The servant who had received the five talents went at once and put them to work and gained five more. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18-19</a></span><br />“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, / to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-11.htm">Luke 19:11-27</a></span><br />While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently. / So He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return. / Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they said, You have saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.</p><p class="hdg">Thou hast.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/6-19.htm">Genesis 6:19</a></b></br> And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every <i>sort</i> shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep <i>them</i> alive with thee; they shall be male and female.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/41-45.htm">Genesis 41:45</a></b></br> And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over <i>all</i> the land of Egypt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/45-6.htm">Genesis 45:6-8</a></b></br> For these two years <i>hath</i> the famine <i>been</i> in the land: and yet <i>there are</i> five years, in the which <i>there shall</i> neither <i>be</i> earing nor harvest… </p><p class="hdg">let us.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-3.htm">Genesis 18:3</a></b></br> And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/33-15.htm">Genesis 33:15</a></b></br> And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee <i>some</i> of the folk that <i>are</i> with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ruth/2-13.htm">Ruth 2:13</a></b></br> Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_peter/2-19.htm">Bondage</a> <a href="/genesis/47-19.htm">Bondmen</a> <a href="/genesis/46-30.htm">Death</a> <a href="/genesis/47-19.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/genesis/39-21.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/genesis/43-29.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/genesis/44-34.htm">Find</a> <a href="/genesis/39-21.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/genesis/42-33.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/genesis/45-7.htm">Lives</a> <a href="/genesis/47-24.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/genesis/47-20.htm">Pharaoh's</a> <a href="/genesis/47-4.htm">Please</a> <a href="/genesis/19-20.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/genesis/47-21.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/genesis/47-18.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/genesis/47-21.htm">Slaves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/1-14.htm">Bondage</a> <a href="/genesis/50-7.htm">Bondmen</a> <a href="/genesis/48-7.htm">Death</a> <a href="/genesis/48-10.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/genesis/47-29.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/genesis/47-29.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/exodus/2-4.htm">Find</a> <a href="/genesis/47-29.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/exodus/1-14.htm">Lives</a> <a href="/genesis/47-26.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/genesis/47-26.htm">Pharaoh's</a> <a href="/genesis/47-29.htm">Please</a> <a href="/exodus/1-17.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/genesis/50-2.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/genesis/47-29.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/genesis/50-18.htm">Slaves</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 47</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/47-1.htm">Joseph presents his father, and five of his brothers before Pharaoh.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/47-11.htm">He gives them habitation and maintenance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/47-13.htm">He gets the Egyptian's money;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/47-16.htm">their cattle;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/47-18.htm">and their lands, except the priests', to Pharaoh.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/47-23.htm">He restores the land for a fifth.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/47-28.htm">Jacob's age.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/47-29.htm">He swears Joseph to bury him with his fathers.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/47.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/47.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>“You have saved our lives,” they said.</b><br>This phrase reflects the gratitude of the Egyptian people towards Joseph, who, through his God-given wisdom, managed the resources of Egypt during a severe famine. Joseph's actions can be seen as a type of Christ, who provides salvation and sustenance to humanity. The context here is the seven-year famine that followed seven years of plenty, as interpreted by Joseph from Pharaoh's dreams (Genesis 41). Joseph's strategic planning ensured that Egypt had enough grain, saving countless lives. This mirrors the spiritual salvation offered by Jesus, who saves humanity from spiritual death.<p><b>“We have found favor in our lord’s eyes,”</b><br>The Egyptians acknowledge the grace and favor they have received from Joseph, who is acting as Pharaoh's representative. This phrase highlights the theme of finding favor, which is recurrent in the Bible. For instance, Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord (<a href="/genesis/6-8.htm">Genesis 6:8</a>), and Mary found favor with God (<a href="/luke/1-30.htm">Luke 1:30</a>). In a broader sense, it reflects the biblical principle that those who act righteously and wisely often find favor with both God and man. Joseph's integrity and wisdom earned him a position of high authority, and through him, the Egyptians experienced the benefits of divine favor.<p><b>“and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.”</b><br>This statement signifies the Egyptians' willingness to submit to Pharaoh's authority in exchange for their survival. Historically, this reflects the socio-political structure of ancient Egypt, where Pharaoh was considered a god-king, and the people were his subjects. Theologically, this can be seen as a parallel to the Christian concept of servitude to Christ. Just as the Egyptians became servants to Pharaoh, believers are called to be servants of Christ, acknowledging His lordship in their lives. This servitude is not burdensome but is a response to the grace and salvation received, much like the Egyptians' response to Joseph's life-saving actions.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joseph.htm">Joseph</a></b><br>The son of Jacob who rose to power in Egypt, second only to Pharaoh. He was instrumental in managing the resources of Egypt during the seven years of famine.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt who entrusted Joseph with the administration of the land during the famine.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egyptians.htm">Egyptians</a></b><br>The people of Egypt who were affected by the severe famine and came to Joseph for help.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/famine.htm">Famine</a></b><br>A severe shortage of food that affected Egypt and the surrounding regions, leading to the Egyptians selling their land and themselves to Pharaoh in exchange for food.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/goshen.htm">Goshen</a></b><br>The region in Egypt where Joseph's family settled, which was fertile and suitable for their livestock.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_in_adversity.htm">Gratitude in Adversity</a></b><br>The Egyptians expressed gratitude to Joseph for saving their lives, even in difficult circumstances. This teaches us the importance of recognizing and being thankful for God's provision through others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_and_responsibility.htm">Stewardship and Responsibility</a></b><br>Joseph's wise management of resources during the famine is a model of stewardship. We are called to manage our resources wisely and responsibly, especially in times of scarcity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/submission_to_authority.htm">Submission to Authority</a></b><br>The Egyptians' willingness to become Pharaoh's servants highlights the biblical principle of submitting to authority. As Christians, we are called to respect and submit to governing authorities, as long as it does not conflict with God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The events in Egypt demonstrate God's sovereignty in using Joseph to preserve life. We can trust that God is in control, even in challenging situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/long-term_consequences.htm">Long-term Consequences</a></b><br>The Egyptians' decision to become servants had long-term implications. Our choices today can have lasting effects, and we should seek God's wisdom in making decisions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_47.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 47</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_humble_yourself_before_god.htm">What is the summary of the Exodus from Egypt?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_moses_confronting_pharaoh.htm">Exodus 5:1: Where is the historical or archaeological evidence of Moses confronting an Egyptian Pharaoh as described?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_lam_3_31-33_with_ot_judgments.htm">How do we reconcile Lamentations 3:31-33, where God claims not to afflict willingly, with the harsh judgments described throughout the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_allow_foreigners_grain_in_famine.htm">Why would Egyptian officials allow foreign travelers to buy grain amid a severe famine with no documented restrictions (Genesis 42:1-5)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/47.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) <span class= "bld">Thou hast saved our lives.</span>--The people were more than satisfied with Joseph's regulations; and if he had made them dependent upon the Pharaoh, apparently he had broken the yoke of the smaller lords, the hereditary princes of the districts into which Egypt was parcelled out; and they were more likely to be well-treated by the ruler of the whole land than by men of inferior rank. On these hereditary principalities at the period of the twelfth dynasty, see Maspero, <span class= "ital">Hist. Anc, </span>p. 121.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/47.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And they said, Thou hast saved our lives</span> (literally, <span class="accented">thou hast kept us alive</span>): <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>let us find grace in the sight of my lord</span> (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> let us have the land on these favorable terms), <span class="cmt_word">and we will be Pharaoh's servants</span>. "That a sort of feudal service is here intended - the service of free laborers, not bondmen - we may learn from the relationship of the Israelites to God, which was formed after the plan of this Egyptian model" (Gerlach). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/47-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“You have saved our lives,”</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶחֱיִתָ֑נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(he·ḥĕ·yi·ṯā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> </span><span class="str2">To live, to revive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they said.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“We have found</span><br /><span class="heb">נִמְצָא־</span> <span class="translit">(nim·ṣā-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">favor</span><br /><span class="heb">חֵן֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḥên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2580.htm">Strong's 2580: </a> </span><span class="str2">Graciousness, subjective, objective</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in our lord’s</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_113.htm">Strong's 113: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sovereign, controller</span><br /><br /><span class="word">eyes,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעֵינֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘ê·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - cdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and will be</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיִ֥ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yî·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Pharaoh’s</span><br /><span class="heb">לְפַרְעֹֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·p̄ar·‘ōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm">Strong's 6547: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">servants.”</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲבָדִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/47-25.htm">Genesis 47:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/47-25.htm">Genesis 47:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/47-25.htm">Genesis 47:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/47-25.htm">Genesis 47:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/47-25.htm">Genesis 47:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/47-25.htm">Genesis 47:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/47-25.htm">Genesis 47:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/47-25.htm">Genesis 47:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/47-25.htm">Genesis 47:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/47-25.htm">Genesis 47:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/47-25.htm">OT Law: Genesis 47:25 They said You have saved our lives! 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