Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Why therefore shall we die before thy eyes? we will be thine, both we and our lands: buy us to be the king's servants, and give us seed, lest for want of tillers the land be turned into a wilderness. buy us. Nehemiah 5:2,3 And there were some that said: Our sons and our daughters are very many: let us take up corn for the price of them, and let us eat and live. . . . Job 2:4 And Satan answered, and said: Skin for skin; and all that a man hath, he will give for his life: Lamentations 1:11 Caph. All her people sigh, they seek bread: they have given all their precious things for food to relieve the soul: see, O Lord, and consider, for I am become vile. Lamentations 5:6,9 We have given our hand to Egypt, and to the Assyrians, that we might be satisfied with bread. . . . Matthew 16:26 For what doth it profit a man, if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his own soul? Or what exchange shall a man give for his soul? Philippians 3:8,9 Furthermore, I count all things to be but loss for the excellent knowledge of Jesus Christ, my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things and count them but as dung, that I may gain Christ. . . . and give. Genesis 47:23 Then Joseph said to the people: Behold, as you see, both you and your lands belong to Pharao; take seed and sow the fields, Context Joseph's Leadership During the Famine…18And they came the second year, and said to him: We will not hide from our lord, how that our money is spent, and our cattle also are gone: neither art thou ignorant that we have nothing now left but our bodies and our lands. 19Why therefore shall we die before thy eyes? we will be thine, both we and our lands: buy us to be the king's servants, and give us seed, lest for want of tillers the land be turned into a wilderness.20So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt, every man selling his possessions, because of the greatness of the famine. And he brought it into Pharao's hands:… Cross References Genesis 47:15 And when the buyers wanted money, all Egypt came to Joseph, saying: Give us bread: why should we die in thy presence, having now no money? Genesis 47:18 And they came the second year, and said to him: We will not hide from our lord, how that our money is spent, and our cattle also are gone: neither art thou ignorant that we have nothing now left but our bodies and our lands. Genesis 47:20 So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt, every man selling his possessions, because of the greatness of the famine. And he brought it into Pharao's hands: Lexicon Whyלָ֧מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what should we perish נָמ֣וּת (nā·mūṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill before your eyes— לְעֵינֶ֗יךָ (lə·‘ê·ne·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5869: An eye, a fountain we אֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ (’ă·naḥ·nū) Pronoun - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 587: We and גַּ֣ם (gam) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and our land אַדְמָתֵ֔נוּ (’aḏ·mā·ṯê·nū) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 127: Ground, land as well? גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and Purchase קְנֵֽה־ (qə·nêh-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7069: To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own us אֹתָ֥נוּ (’ō·ṯā·nū) Direct object marker | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case and וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case our land אַדְמָתֵ֖נוּ (’aḏ·mā·ṯê·nū) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 127: Ground, land in exchange for food. בַּלָּ֑חֶם (bal·lā·ḥem) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3899: Food, bread, grain Then we, אֲנַ֤חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū) Pronoun - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 587: We along with our land, וְאַדְמָתֵ֙נוּ֙ (wə·’aḏ·mā·ṯê·nū) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 127: Ground, land will be וְנִֽהְיֶ֞ה (wə·nih·yeh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be slaves עֲבָדִ֣ים (‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant to Pharaoh. לְפַרְעֹ֔ה (lə·p̄ar·‘ōh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings Give וְתֶן־ (wə·ṯen-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set us seed זֶ֗רַע (ze·ra‘) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity that we may live וְנִֽחְיֶה֙ (wə·niḥ·yeh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 2421: To live, to revive and not וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no die, נָמ֔וּת (nā·mūṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill and that the land וְהָאֲדָמָ֖ה (wə·hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 127: Ground, land may not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no become desolate.” תֵשָֽׁם׃ (ṯê·šām) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3456: To be desolate Additional Translations Why should we perish before your eyes—we and our land as well? Purchase us and our land in exchange for food. Then we, along with our land, will be slaves to Pharaoh. Give us seed that we may live and not die, and that the land may not become desolate.”Why shall we die before your eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants to Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate. wherefore should we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, and that the land be not desolate. In order, then, that we die not before thee, and the land be made desolate, buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants to Pharao: give seed that we may sow, and live and not die, so our land shall not be made desolate. Why should we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be bondmen to Pharaoh; and give seed, that we may live, and not die, and that the land be not desolate. wherefore should we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, and that the land be not desolate. Why shall we die before thy eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants to Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate. Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants to Pharaoh. Give us seed, that we may live, and not die, and that the land won't be desolate." why do we die before thine eyes, both we and our ground? buy us and our ground for bread, and we and our ground are servants to Pharaoh; and give seed, and we live, and die not, and the ground is not desolate.' Jump to Previous Bondmen Bread Buy Desolate Die Eyes Food Live Pharaoh Seed Servants Wherefore Won'tJump to Next Bondmen Bread Buy Desolate Die Eyes Food Live Pharaoh Seed Servants Wherefore Won'tLinks Genesis 47:19 NIVGenesis 47:19 NLT Genesis 47:19 ESV Genesis 47:19 NASB Genesis 47:19 KJV Genesis 47:19 Bible Apps Genesis 47:19 Biblia Paralela Genesis 47:19 Chinese Bible Genesis 47:19 French Bible Genesis 47:19 German Bible Alphabetical: and as be become before bondage both Buy desolate die exchange eyes food for Give in land live may not our perish Pharaoh seed should slaves so that the to us we well Why will with your OT Law: Genesis 47:19 Why should we die before your eyes (Gen. 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