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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.
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.
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.
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
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Context Readings
The Famine In Egypt Continues
24 And it shall come to pass in the harvest, that you shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones. 25 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. 26 And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh's.
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Genesis 33:15
And Esau said, Let me now leave with you some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What need is there? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.
Genesis 6:19
And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shall you bring into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female.
Genesis 18:3
And said, My Lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, pass not away, I pray you, from your servant:
Genesis 41:45
And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphenathpaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potiphera priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.
Genesis 45:6-8
For these two years has the famine been in the land: and there are yet five years, in the which there shall neither be plowing nor harvest.
Genesis 50:20
But as for you, you thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save many people alive.
Ruth 2:13
Then she said, Let me find favor in your sight, my lord; for you have comforted me, and you have spoken kindly unto your handmaid, though I be not like unto one of your handmaidens.
Proverbs 11:26-27
He that withholds grain, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that sells it.