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I will give you food in exchange for your livestock.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/47.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Joseph answered, “Give your livestock, and I will give you food in exchange for your livestock, if your money is gone.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/47.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Then bring me your livestock,” said Joseph. “Since the money is gone, I will sell you food in exchange for your livestock.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/47.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/47.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Joseph said, “Give your livestock, and I will give you <i>bread</i> for your livestock, if the money is gone.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/47.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Joseph said, “Give up your livestock, and I will give you <i>food</i> for your livestock, since <i>your</i> money is gone.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/47.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Joseph said, &#8220Give up your livestock, and I will give you food for your livestock, since your money is gone.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/47.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Joseph said, “Give up your livestock, and I will give you <i>food</i> for your livestock, since <i>your</i> money is gone.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/47.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Joseph said, “Give up your livestock, and I will give you <i>food</i> for your livestock, since <i>your</i> money is gone.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/47.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Joseph said, “Give up your livestock, and I will give you food in exchange for your livestock, since the money is gone.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/47.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Joseph said, “Give me your livestock. Since the silver is gone, I will give you food in exchange for your livestock.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/47.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Joseph said, &#8220Give me your livestock. Since the money is gone, I will give you food in exchange for your livestock.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/47.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/47.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"If you don't have any money," Joseph answered, "give me your animals, and I'll let you have some grain." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/47.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/47.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Joseph replied, "If you don't have any more money, give me your livestock, and I'll give you food in exchange." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/47.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Joseph answered, "Bring your livestock; I will give you food in exchange for it if your money is all gone." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/47.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"You can surrender your livestock," Joseph replied. "I'll feed them in exchange, since your money is gone."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/47.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Then bring me your livestock,” said Joseph. “Since the money is gone, I will sell you food in exchange for your livestock.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/47.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Joseph said, "If your money is gone, bring your livestock, and I will give you food in exchange for your livestock."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/47.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then Joseph said, "Give me your livestock and I will give you food for your livestock, if your silver is gone."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/47.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money hath failed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/47.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Joseph said, “Give me your livestock; and I will give you food for your livestock, if your money is gone.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/47.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Joseph says, “Give your livestock; and I give to you for your livestock, if the money has ceased.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/47.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Joseph saith, 'Give your cattle; and I give to you for your cattle, if the money hath ceased.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/47.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Joseph will say, Give your cattle; and I will give to you for your cattle if silver failed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/47.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he answered them: Bring your cattle, and for them I will give you food, if you have no money. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/47.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he responded to them: “Bring me your cattle, and I will give food to you in exchange for them, if you do not have money.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/47.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“Give me your livestock if your money is gone,” replied Joseph. “I will give you food in return for your livestock.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/47.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And Joseph answered, “Give me your livestock, and I will give you food in exchange for your livestock, if your money is gone.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/47.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Joseph said to them, Give me your cattle, and I will give you grain for your cattle, if your money is spent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/47.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Yoseph said to them, “Give me your livestock and I shall give to you for your livestock if the money is spent.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/47.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Joseph said: 'Give your cattle, and I will give you [bread] for your cattle, if money fail.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/47.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Joseph said to them, Bring your cattle, and I will give you bread for your cattle, if your money is spent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/47-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=12368" 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">15</span>When the money from the lands of Egypt and Canaan was gone, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us food. Why should we die before your eyes? For our funds have run out!” <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3051.htm" title="3051: hā·ḇū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To give. A primitive root; to give; generally, to put; imperatively come.">“Then bring me</a> <a href="/hebrew/4735.htm" title="4735: miq·nê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Cattle. From qanah; something bought, i.e. Property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition.">your livestock,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/3130.htm" title="3130: yō·w·sêp̄ (N-proper-ms) -- Future of yacaph; let him add; Joseph, the name of seven Israelites.">Joseph.</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">“Since</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: kā·sep̄ (N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">the money</a> <a href="/hebrew/656.htm" title="656: ’ā·p̄ês (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To cease, fail, come to an end. A primitive root; to disappear, i.e. Cease.">is gone,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·’et·tə·nāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I will sell</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">you food</a> <a href="/hebrew/4735.htm" title="4735: bə·miq·nê·ḵem (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Cattle. From qanah; something bought, i.e. Property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition.">in exchange for your livestock.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and he gave them food in exchange for their horses, their flocks and herds, and their donkeys. Throughout that year he provided them with food in exchange for all their livestock.…<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="/genesis/41-56.htm">Genesis 41:56-57</a></span><br />When the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians; for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt. / And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/42-6.htm">Genesis 42:6</a></span><br />Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/43-18.htm">Genesis 43:18-23</a></span><br />But the brothers were frightened that they had been taken to Joseph’s house. “We have been brought here because of the silver that was returned in our bags the first time,” they said. “They intend to overpower us and take us as slaves, along with our donkeys.” / So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house. / “Please, sir,” they said, “we really did come down here the first time to buy food. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/45-6.htm">Genesis 45:6-11</a></span><br />For the famine has covered the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting. / God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. / Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, who has made me a father to Pharaoh—lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/50-19.htm">Genesis 50:19-21</a></span><br />But Joseph replied, “Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God? / As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people. / Therefore do not be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones.” So Joseph reassured his brothers and spoke kindly to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-3.htm">Exodus 16:3</a></span><br />“If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-12.htm">Exodus 16:12-15</a></span><br />“I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’” / That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. / When the layer of dew had evaporated, there were thin flakes on the desert floor, as fine as frost on the ground. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/25-35.htm">Leviticus 25:35-37</a></span><br />Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you. / Do not take any interest or profit from him, but fear your God, that your countryman may live among you. / You must not lend him your silver at interest or sell him your food for profit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Deuteronomy 15:7-11</a></span><br />If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother. / Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs. / Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin. ...<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 5:1-5</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="/proverbs/11-26.htm">Proverbs 11:26</a></span><br />The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1-2</a></span><br />“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! / Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">Ezekiel 18:7-8</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-11.htm">Matthew 6:11</a></span><br />Give us this day our daily bread.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail.</p><p class="hdg">Give your cattle.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/6-5.htm">Daniel 6:5-7</a></b></br> Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find <i>it</i> against him concerning the law of his God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/12-17.htm">Proverbs 12:17</a></b></br> <i>He that</i> speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/10-32.htm">1 Corinthians 10:32</a></b></br> Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/47-15.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/genesis/47-5.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/genesis/41-49.htm">Ceased</a> <a href="/genesis/30-15.htm">Exchange</a> <a href="/genesis/28-22.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/genesis/47-15.htm">Failed</a> <a href="/genesis/47-13.htm">Food</a> <a href="/genesis/47-14.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/genesis/47-15.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/genesis/47-6.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/genesis/47-15.htm">Money</a> <a href="/genesis/37-27.htm">Sell</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/47-17.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/genesis/47-17.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/exodus/9-33.htm">Ceased</a> <a href="/genesis/47-17.htm">Exchange</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-35.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-16.htm">Failed</a> <a href="/genesis/47-17.htm">Food</a> <a href="/genesis/47-24.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/genesis/47-17.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/genesis/47-17.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/genesis/47-18.htm">Money</a> <a href="/genesis/47-22.htm">Sell</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 /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/genesis/47.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Then Joseph said</b><br />This phrase introduces Joseph as the central figure in this narrative. Joseph, the son of Jacob, is now the vizier of Egypt, a position of immense power and responsibility. His journey from being sold into slavery by his brothers to becoming the second most powerful man in Egypt is a testament to God's providence and faithfulness. The Hebrew root for "said" is "אָמַר" (amar), which often implies not just speaking but also commanding or advising, reflecting Joseph's authoritative role.<p><b>Give me your livestock</b><br />In the context of the severe famine described in Genesis, Joseph's request for livestock in exchange for food is a pragmatic solution to a dire situation. Livestock was a valuable asset in ancient agrarian societies, representing wealth, sustenance, and economic stability. By asking for livestock, Joseph ensures that the people have a means to survive while also maintaining the economic structure of Egypt. The Hebrew word for "livestock" is "מִקְנֶה" (miqneh), which encompasses cattle, sheep, and other domesticated animals, highlighting their importance in the ancient world.<p><b>since the money has run out</b><br />This phrase indicates the severity of the famine and the depletion of resources among the people. The economic crisis forced the Egyptians to barter their possessions for survival. The Hebrew word for "money" is "כֶּסֶף" (kesef), which also means silver, a common medium of exchange in the ancient Near East. The depletion of money signifies a complete economic collapse, necessitating Joseph's intervention. This situation underscores the wisdom and foresight of Joseph, who had stored grain during the years of plenty, as well as the fulfillment of God's plan to preserve His people through Joseph's leadership.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/47.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>JOSEPH'S POLICY IN EGYPT.</span><p>(16) <span class= "bld">Give your cattle.</span>--As the people were in want of food, and their land incapable of cultivation as long as the Nile ceased to overflow, this was a merciful arrangement, by which the owners were delivered from a burden, and also a portion of the cattle saved for the time when they would be needed again for agricultural purposes. As the charge of so many cattle in time of dearth would be a very serious matter (<a href="/context/1_kings/18-5.htm" title="And Ahab said to Obadiah, Go into the land, to all fountains of water, and to all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.">1Kings 18:5-6</a>), we now see the reason why Pharaoh wished the ablest of Joseph's brethren to be employed in the task; and probably while there was no food for them in the Nile Valley, there would still be grass in the alluvial soil of the delta, which men used to move about with cattle would be able to find.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/47.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 16, 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Joseph said, Give</span> (literally, <span class="accented">bring</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>your cattle; and I will give you</span> (<span class="accented">sc</span>. bread) <span class="cmt_word">for your cattle, if money fail. And they brought their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave them bread in exchange</span> <span class="cmt_word">for horses, and for the flocks</span> (literally, <span class="accented">and for cattle of the flocks</span>)<span class="accented">, <span class="cmt_word"></span>and for the cattle of the herds, and for the asses</span> (the severity of these terms of sale and purchase was not so great as at first sight appears, since to a famishing people under-fed cattle and starving horses must have been comparatively worthless): <span class="cmt_word">and he fed them</span> - literally, led, in the sense of cared for and maintained, them (cf. <a href="/psalms/23-2.htm">Psalm 23:2</a>; <a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Isaiah 40:11</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">for all their cattle for that year</span> - this was the sixth year of the famine (<span class="accented">vide</span> ver. 23). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/47-16.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">“Then bring me</span><br /><span class="heb">הָב֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3051.htm">Strong's 3051: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, to put, imperatively, come</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your livestock,”</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקְנֵיכֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(miq·nê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4735.htm">Strong's 4735: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something bought, property, livestock, acquisition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֤אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<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">Joseph.</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹסֵף֙</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·sêp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3130.htm">Strong's 3130: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Since</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the money</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּֽסֶף׃</span> <span class="translit">(kā·sep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> </span><span class="str2">Silver, money</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is gone,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָפֵ֖ס</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·p̄ês)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_656.htm">Strong's 656: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cease, fail, come to an end</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will sell</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶתְּנָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’et·tə·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you food</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">in exchange for your livestock.”</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמִקְנֵיכֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·miq·nê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4735.htm">Strong's 4735: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something bought, property, livestock, acquisition</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/47-16.htm">Genesis 47:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/47-16.htm">Genesis 47:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/47-16.htm">Genesis 47:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/47-16.htm">Genesis 47:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/47-16.htm">Genesis 47:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/47-16.htm">Genesis 47:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/47-16.htm">Genesis 47:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/47-16.htm">Genesis 47:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/47-16.htm">Genesis 47:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/47-16.htm">Genesis 47:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/47-16.htm">OT Law: Genesis 47:16 Joseph said Give me your livestock (Gen. 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