7,752 verses contain “Shal” (in the KJV: 7,721, in the BSB: 665) — showing 101–200
King James Bible KJV Bible
Berean Standard Bible BSB Bible
And I will make thee
swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou
shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the
Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
and I will have you
swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the
Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,
But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.”
And the servant said unto him,
Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?
The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to follow me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the land from which you came?”
The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that
sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he
shall send his angel before thee, and thou
shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me from my father’s house and my native land, who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land’—He will send His angel before you so that you can take a wife for my son from there.
And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.
And if the woman is unwilling to follow you, then you are released from this oath of mine. Only do not take my son back there.”
And let it come to pass, that the
damsel to whom I
shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she
shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby
shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.
Now may it happen that the
girl to whom I say, ‘Please let down your
jar that I may drink,’ and who responds, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well’—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. By this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master.”
And my master made me
swear, saying, Thou
shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the
Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:
My master made me
swear an oath and said, ‘You
shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the
Canaanites in whose land I dwell,
But thou shalt go unto my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.
but you shall go to my father’s house and to my kindred to take a wife for my son.’
And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and
prosper thy way; and thou
shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father’s house:
And he told me, ‘The LORD, before whom I have walked, will send His angel with you and make your journey a success, so that you may take a wife for my son from my kindred and from my father’s house.
Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.
And when you go to my kindred, if they refuse to give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.’
Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;
Here I am, standing beside this spring. Now if a
maiden comes out to draw water and I say to her, ‘Please let me drink a little water from your
jar,’
And her brother and her mother said, Let the
damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she
shall go.
But her brother and mother said, “Let the
girl remain with us ten days or so. After that, she may go.”
And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy
womb, and two manner of people
shall be separated from thy
bowels; and the one people
shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder
shall serve the younger.
and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your
womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”
And
Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit
shall this
birthright do to me?
“Look,” said
Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a
birthright to me?”
And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Settle in the land where I tell you.
And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,
And
Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife
shall surely be put to death.
And he removed from thence, and
digged another well; and for that they
strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we
shall be fruitful in the land.
He moved on from there and
dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth and said, “At last the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”
And thou
shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may
bless thee before his death.
Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may
bless you before he dies.”
My father
peradventure will feel me, and I
shall seem to him as a
deceiver; and I
shall bring a
curse upon me, and not a blessing.
What if my father touches me? Then I would be revealed to him as a
deceiver, and I would bring upon myself a
curse rather than a blessing.”
And Isaac
trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken
venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him?
yea, and he
shall be blessed.
Isaac began to
tremble violently and said, “Who was it, then, who
hunted the game and brought it to me? Before you came in, I
ate it all and blessed him—and indeed, he will be blessed!”
And Isaac answered and said unto
Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what
shall I do now unto thee, my son?
But Isaac answered
Esau: “Look, I have made him your master and given him all his relatives as servants; I have sustained him with grain and new wine. What is left that I can do for you, my son?”
And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling
shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the
dew of heaven from above;
His father Isaac answered him: “Behold, your dwelling place
shall be away from the richness of the land, away from the
dew of heaven above.
And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
You
shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you
rebel, you will
tear his yoke from your neck.”
And
Rebekah said to Isaac, I am
weary of my life because of the daughters of
Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of
Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good
shall my life do me?
Then
Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am
weary of my life because of these Hittite women. If Jacob takes a Hittite wife from among them, what good is my life?”
And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou
shalt not take a wife of the daughters of
Canaan.
So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the
Canaanite women,” he commanded.
When
Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-
aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou
shalt not take a wife of the daughters of
Canaan;
Now
Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-
aram to take a wife there, commanding him, “Do not marry a
Canaanite woman,”
And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.
So that I come again to my father’s house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:
so that I may return safely to my father’s house, then the LORD will be my God.
And this stone, which I have set for a
pillar,
shall be God’s house: and of all that thou
shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
And this stone I have set up as a
pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.”
And
Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for
nought? tell me, what
shall thy wages be?
Laban said to him, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.”
Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
Finish this week’s
celebration, and we will give you the younger one in return for another seven years of work.”
And she said, Behold my
maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she
shall bear upon my knees that I may also have children by her.
Then she said, “Here is my
maidservant Bilhah. Sleep with her, that she may bear children for me, so that through her I too can build a family.”
And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also? And
Rachel said, Therefore he
shall lie with thee to night for thy son’s mandrakes.
But Leah replied, “Is it not enough that you have taken away my husband? Now you want to take my son’s mandrakes as well?” “Very well,” said
Rachel, “he may sleep with you
tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”
And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.
She named him Joseph, and said, “May the LORD add to me another son.”
For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?
Indeed, you had very little before my arrival, but now your wealth has increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I set foot. But now, when may I also provide for my own household?”
And he said, What
shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou
shalt not give me any thing: if thou
wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock:
“What can I give you?”
Laban asked. “You do not need to give me anything,” Jacob replied. “If you do this one thing for me, I will keep on
shepherding and keeping your flocks.
I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the
speckled and
spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the
spotted and
speckled among the goats: and of such
shall be my
hire.
Let me go through all your flocks
today and remove from them every
speckled or
spotted sheep, every dark-colored lamb, and every
spotted or
speckled goat. These will be my wages.
So
shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it
shall come for my
hire before thy face: every one that is not
speckled and
spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that
shall be counted
stolen with me.
So my
honesty will
testify for me when you come to check on my wages in the future. If I have any goats that are not
speckled or
spotted, or any lambs that are not dark-colored, they will be considered
stolen.”
If he said, ‘The
speckled will be your wages,’ then the whole flock bore
speckled offspring. If he said, ‘The
streaked will be your wages,’ then the whole flock bore
streaked offspring.
With
whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren
discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that
Rachel had
stolen them.
If you find your gods with
anyone here, he
shall not live! In the presence of our relatives, see for
yourself if anything is yours, and take it back.” For Jacob did not know that
Rachel had
stolen the idols.
If thou
shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou
shalt take other wives beside my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness
betwixt me and thee.
If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, although no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.”
This
heap be witness, and this
pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this
heap to thee, and that thou
shalt not pass over this
heap and this
pillar unto me, for
harm.
And he commanded them, saying, Thus
shall ye speak unto my lord
Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have
sojourned with
Laban, and stayed there until now:
He
instructed them, “You are to say to my master
Esau, ‘Your servant Jacob says: I have been staying with
Laban and have remained there until now.
And said, If
Esau come to the one company, and
smite it, then the other company which is left
shall escape.
He thought, “If
Esau comes and attacks one camp, then the other camp can escape.”
Then thou
shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob’s; it is a present sent unto my lord
Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.
then you are to say, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob. They are a gift, sent to my lord
Esau. And behold, Jacob is behind us.’”
And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner
shall ye speak unto
Esau, when ye find him.
He also
instructed the second, the third, and all those following behind the herds: “When you meet
Esau, you are to say the same thing to him.
And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”
And Jacob came to
Shalem, a city of
Shechem, which is in the land of
Canaan, when he came from Padan-
aram; and pitched his tent before the city.
After Jacob had come from Paddan-
aram, he arrived safely at the city of
Shechem in the land of
Canaan, and he camped just outside the city.
And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.
You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property.”
And
Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye
shall say unto me I will give.
Then
Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.
Ask me never so much
dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye
shall say unto me: but give me the
damsel to wife.
Demand a high
dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the
girl as my wife!”
Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.
Will not their
livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell among us.”
And Jacob said to
Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to
stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the
Canaanites and the
Perizzites: and I being few in number, they
shall gather themselves together against me, and
slay me; and I
shall be destroyed, I and my house.
Then Jacob said to
Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a
stench to the
Canaanites and
Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”
And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.
And God said to him, “Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel.” So God named him Israel.
And God said unto him, I am God
Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations
shall be of thee, and kings
shall come out of thy loins;
And God told him, “I am God
Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—
shall come from you, and kings
shall descend from you.
And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the
midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou
shalt have this son also.
During her severe labor, the
midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid, for you are having another son.”
And his brethren said to him,
Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or
shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they
hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
“Do you intend to reign over us?” his brothers asked. “Will you actually rule us?” So they
hated him even more because of his dream and his statements.
And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father
rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed?
Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
He told his father and brothers, but his father
rebuked him and said, “What is this dream that you have had? Will your mother and brothers and I actually come and bow down to the ground before you?”
Come now therefore, and let us
slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath
devoured him: and we
shall see what will become of his dreams.
“Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a
vicious animal has
devoured him. Then we
shall see what becomes of his dreams!”
And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I,
whither shall I go?
returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy is gone! What am I going to do?”
And he said, What
pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy
signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
“What
pledge should I give you?” he asked. She answered, “Your seal and your cord, and the staff in your hand.” So he gave them to her and
slept with her, and she became
pregnant by him.
Yet within three days
shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou
shalt deliver Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou
wast his
butler.
Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore your position. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you did when you were his
cupbearer.
But think on me when it
shall be well with thee, and
shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:
But when it goes well for you, please remember me and show me kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh, that he might bring me out of this prison.
Yet within three days
shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and
shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds
shall eat thy flesh from off thee.
Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and
hang you on a tree. Then the birds will eat the flesh of your body.”
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
“I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”
And the seven thin and ill favoured
kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind
shall be seven years of famine.
Moreover, the seven thin,
ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain
scorched by the east wind—they are seven years of famine.
And there
shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the
plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine
shall consume the land;
but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will
devastate the land.
And the
plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it
shall be very
grievous.
The abundance in the land will not be remembered, since the famine that follows it will be so severe.
And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.
This food will be a reserve for the land during the seven years of famine to come upon the land of Egypt. Then the country will not perish in the famine.”
Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.
You shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to obey your commands. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.”
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.
And Pharaoh declared to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your permission, no one in all the land of Egypt shall lift his hand or foot.”
Hereby ye
shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye
shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come
hither.
And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
Send one of you, and let him
fetch your brother, and ye
shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are
spies.
Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be confined so that the truth of your words may be tested. If they are untrue, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are
spies!”
But bring your youngest brother unto me; so
shall your words be
verified, and ye
shall not die. And they did so.
Then bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be
verified, that you may not die.” And to this they consented.
And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us,
Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:
Then the man who is lord of the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are
honest: Leave one brother with me, take food to
relieve the hunger of your households, and go.
And bring your youngest brother unto me: then
shall I know that ye are no
spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye
shall traffick in the land.
But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are not
spies but
honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.’”
And he said, My son
shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief
befall him by the way in the which ye go, then
shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any
harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to
Sheol in sorrow.”
And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly
protest unto us, saying, Ye
shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
But Judah replied, “The man solemnly
warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’
But if thou
wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye
shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’”
I will be
surety for him; of my hand
shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the
blame for ever:
I will
guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.
And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and
slay, and make ready; for these men
shall dine with me at
noon.
When Joseph saw Benjamin with his brothers, he said to the
steward of his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare it, for they
shall dine with me at
noon.”
And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words; he with whom it is found
shall be my servant; and ye
shall be
blameless.
“As you say,” replied the
steward. “But only the one who is found with the cup will be my slave, and the rest of you
shall be free of
blame.”
And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord’s servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.
“What can we say to my lord?” Judah replied. “How can we
plead? How can we
justify ourselves? God has exposed the iniquity of your servants. We are now my lord’s slaves—both we and the one who was found with the cup.”
And he said, God
forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he
shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.
But Joseph replied, “Far be it from me to do this. The man who was found with the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may return to your father in peace.”
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
But you said to your servants, ‘Unless your younger brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’
And if ye take this also from me, and mischief
befall him, ye
shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
Now if you also take this one from me and
harm comes to him, you will bring my gray hair down to
Sheol in sorrow.’
It
shall come to pass, when he
seeth that the
lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants
shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.
sees that the boy is not with us, he will die. Then your servants will have brought the gray hair of your servant our father down to
Sheol in sorrow.
For thy servant became
surety for the
lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I
shall bear the
blame to my father for ever.
Indeed, your servant
guaranteed the boy’s safety to my father, saying, ‘If I do not return him to you, I will bear the guilt before you, my father, all my life.’
For how
shall I go up to my father, and the
lad be not with me? lest
peradventure I see the evil that
shall come on my father.
For how can I go back to my father without the boy? I could not bear to see the misery that would
overwhelm him.”
For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.
For the famine has covered the land these two years, and there will be five more years without
plowing or harvesting.
And thou
shalt dwell in the land of
Goshen, and thou
shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children’s children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
You
shall settle in the land of
Goshen and be near me—you and your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own.
And ye
shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye
shall haste and bring down my father
hither.
Tell my father about all my
splendor in Egypt and everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.”
And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.
Then bring your father and your families and return to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat from the fat of the land.’
I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.
I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.”
And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?
When Pharaoh
summons you and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’
That ye
shall say, Thy servants’ trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of
Goshen; for every
shepherd is an
abomination unto the Egyptians.
you are to say, ‘Your servants have raised
livestock ever since our youth—both we and our fathers.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of
Goshen, since all
shepherds are
detestable to the Egyptians.”
Wherefore
shall 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, that the land be not
desolate.
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.”
Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye
shall sow the land.
Then Joseph said to the people, “Now that I have acquired you and your land for Pharaoh this day, here is seed for you to
sow in the land.
And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye 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.
At harvest time, you are to give a fifth of it to Pharaoh, and four-fifths will be yours as seed for the field and food for
yourselves and your households and children.”