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Julia Smith Translation
And they will say, Thou didst preserve us alive: shall we find grace in the eyes of my lord, we were servants to Pharaoh.
New American Standard Bible
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.”
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
And they said, “You have saved our lives. We have found favor in our lord’s eyes and will be Pharaoh’s slaves.”
International Standard Version
"You've saved our lives," they replied. "If it pleases you, your Excellency, we'll be Pharaoh's slaves."
A Conservative Version
And they said, Thou have saved our lives. Let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
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.”
Bible in Basic English
And they said to him, Truly you have kept us from death; may we have grace in your eyes, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.
Darby Translation
And they said, Thou hast saved us alive. Let us find favour in the eyes of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's bondmen.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they said, "You have saved our lives. [If] we have found favor in the eyes of my lord, we will be servants to Pharaoh."
Modern King James verseion
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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they answered, "Thou hast saved our lives. Let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and let us be Pharaoh's servants."
NET Bible
They replied, "You have saved our lives! You are showing us favor, and we will be Pharaoh's slaves."
New Heart English Bible
They said, "You have saved our lives. Let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants."
The Emphasized Bible
And they said - Thou hast saved our lives! let us find favour in the eyes of my lord, so will we become Pharaohs servants.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
They said, "You have saved our lives! Let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants."
Youngs Literal Translation
And they say, 'Thou hast revived us; we find grace in the eyes of my lord, and have been servants to Pharaoh;'
Themes
Egypt » History of israel in » Joseph enriches the king
Egypt » The king acquires title to land of
Extortion » Instances of » Pharaoh in exacting of the egyptians lands and persons, for corn (grain)
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 47:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Famine In Egypt Continues
24 And it was in the produce, and ye gave the fifth to Pharaoh, and four parts shall be to you, for the seed of the field and for your food, and for those in your houses, and for food to your little ones. 25 And they will say, Thou didst preserve us alive: shall we find grace in the eyes of my lord, we were servants to Pharaoh. 26 And Joseph set it for an ordinance to this day, of the land of Egypt, for a fifth to Pharaoh; only the land of the priests alone was not to Pharaoh.
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Genesis 33:15
And Esau will say, I will leave now with thee, from the people which are to me; and he will say, For what this? I shall find grace in the eyes of my lord.
Genesis 6:19
And from every living thing of all flesh, two of all shalt thou bring in to the ark, to preserve alive with thee: male and female shall they be.
Genesis 18:3
And he will say, Lord, if now I found grace in thine eyes, now thou wilt not pass away from thy servant
Genesis 41:45
And Pharaoh will call Joseph's name Zaphnath-paaneah; and he will give to him Asenath, daughter of PotiPherah, priest of Ain, for a wife; and Joseph will go forth over the land of Egypt
Genesis 45:6-8
For this the second year of the famine in the midst of the land: and yet five years in which no ploughing and reaping.
Genesis 50:20
And you, ye even purposed evil against me; God purposed it for good, for the sake of doing as this day, to preserve alive much people.
Ruth 2:13
And she will say, Shall I find favor in thine eyes, my lord? For thou didst comfort me, and that thou spakest to the heart of thy servant, and shall I not be as one of thy servants?
Proverbs 11:26-27
He withholding grain, the people shall curse him: and blessing upon the head of him selling.