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Genesis 47:19

NETBible	Why should we die before your very eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, and we, with our land, will become¹ Pharaoh’s slaves.² Give us seed that we may live³ and not die. Then the land will not become desolate.”⁴
NIV © biblegateway Gen 47:19	Why should we perish before your eyes—we and our land as well? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, and we with our land will be in bondage to Pharaoh. Give us seed so that we may live and not die, and that the land may not become desolate."
NASB © biblegateway Gen 47:19	"Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for food, and we and our land will be slaves to Pharaoh. So give us seed, that we may live and not die, and that the land may not be desolate."
NLT © biblegateway Gen 47:19	Why should we die before your very eyes? Buy us and our land in exchange for food; we will then become servants to Pharaoh. Just give us grain so that our lives may be saved and so the land will not become empty and desolate."
MSG © biblegateway Gen 47:19	What use are our bodies and our land if we stand here and starve to death right in front of you? Trade us food for our bodies and our land. We'll be slaves to Pharaoh and give up our land--all we ask is seed for survival, just enough to live on and keep the farms alive."
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 47:19	Are we to come to destruction before your eyes, we and our land? take us and our land and give us bread; and we and our land will be servants to Pharaoh; and give us seed so that we may have life and the land may not become waste.
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 47:19	Shall we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food. We with our land will become slaves to Pharaoh; just give us seed, so that we may live and not die, and that the land may not become desolate."
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 47:19	"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 of Pharaoh; give us seed, that we may live and not die, that the land may not be desolate."
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KJV	Wherefore shall we die <04191> (8799) before thine eyes <05869>_, both we and our land <0127>_? buy <07069> (8798) us and our land <0127> for bread <03899>_, and we and our land <0127> will be servants <05650> unto Pharaoh <06547>_: and give <05414> (8798) [us] seed <02233>_, that we may live <02421> (8799)_, and not die <04191> (8799)_, that the land <0127> be not desolate <03456> (8799)_.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 47:19	"Why <04100> should we die <04191> before your eyes <05869> , both <01571> we and our land <0127> ? Buy <07069> us and our land <0127> for food <03899> , and we and our land <0127> will be slaves <05650> to Pharaoh <06547> . So give <05414> us seed <02233> , that we may live <02421> and not die <04191> , and that the land <0127> may not be desolate <03456> ."
LXXM	ina <2443> CONJ oun <3767> PRT mh <3165> ADV apoyanwmen <599> V-AAS-1P enantion <1726> PREP sou <4771> P-GS kai <2532> CONJ h <3588> T-NSF gh <1065> N-NSF erhmwyh <2049> V-APS-3S kthsai <2932> V-AMD-2S hmav <1473> P-AP kai <2532> CONJ thn <3588> T-ASF ghn <1065> N-ASF hmwn <1473> P-GP anti <473> PREP artwn <740> N-GPM kai <2532> CONJ esomeya <1510> V-FMI-1P hmeiv <1473> P-NP kai <2532> CONJ h <3588> T-NSF gh <1065> N-NSF hmwn <1473> P-GP paidev <3816> N-NPM faraw <5328> N-PRI dov <1325> V-AAD-2S sperma <4690> N-ASN ina <2443> CONJ speirwmen <4687> V-AAS-1P kai <2532> CONJ zwmen <2198> V-PAI-1P kai <2532> CONJ mh <3165> ADV apoyanwmen <599> V-AAS-1P kai <2532> CONJ h <3588> T-NSF gh <1065> N-NSF ouk <3364> ADV erhmwyhsetai <2049> V-FPI-3S
NET [draft] ITL	Why <04100> should we die <04191> before your very eyes <05869> , both <01571> we <0587> and <01571> our land <0127> ? Buy <07069> us and our land <0127> in exchange for food <03899> , and we <0587> , with our land <0127> , will become <01961> Pharaoh’s <06547> slaves <05650> . Give <05414> us seed <02233> that we may live <02421> and not <03808> die <04191> . Then the land <0127> will not <03808> become desolate <03456> .”
HEBREW	Mst <03456> al <03808> hmdahw <0127> twmn <04191> alw <03808> hyxnw <02421> erz <02233> Ntw <05414> herpl <06547> Mydbe <05650> wntmdaw <0127> wnxna <0587> hyhnw <01961> Mxlb <03899> wntmda <0127> taw <0853> wnta <0853> hnq <07069> wntmda <0127> Mg <01571> wnxna <0587> Mg <01571> Kynyel <05869> twmn <04191> hml (47:19) <04100>

NETBible

Why should we die before your very eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, and we, with our land, will become¹ Pharaoh’s slaves.² Give us seed that we may live³ and not die. Then the land will not become desolate.”⁴

NET Notes

¹tn After the imperative, the prefixed verbal form with vav here indicates consequence.

²sn Pharaoh’s slaves. The idea of slavery is not attractive to the modern mind, but in the ancient world it was the primary way of dealing with the poor and destitute. If the people became slaves of Pharaoh, it was Pharaoh’s responsibility to feed them and care for them. It was the best way for them to survive the famine.

³tn After the imperative, the prefixed verbal form with vav here indicates purpose or result.

⁴tn The disjunctive clause structure (vav [ו] + subject + negated verb) highlights the statement and brings their argument to a conclusion.