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OET (OET-RV) So once there was no more silver left in Egypt and in Canaan, all the Egyptians demanded from Yosef, “Give us food. Why should we die right here in front of you? All our money is gone!”
OET-LV And_spent the_money in_land of_Miʦrayim and_from_land of_Kinaˊan and_they_came all Miʦrayim to Yōşēf to_say come_now to/for_ourselves food and_for_what will_we_die before_your if/because it_has_come_to_an_end money.
UHB וַיִּתֹּ֣ם הַכֶּ֗סֶף מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַיִם֮ וּמֵאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַעַן֒ וַיָּבֹאוּ֩ כָל־מִצְרַ֨יִם אֶל־יוֹסֵ֤ף לֵאמֹר֙ הָֽבָה־לָּ֣נוּ לֶ֔חֶם וְלָ֥מָּה נָמ֖וּת נֶגְדֶּ֑ךָ כִּ֥י אָפֵ֖ס כָּֽסֶף׃ ‡
(vayyittom hakkeşef mēʼereʦ miʦrayim ūmēʼereʦ kənaˊan vayyāⱱoʼū kāl-miʦrayim ʼel-yōşēf lēʼmor hāⱱāh-lānū leḩem vəlāmmāh nāmūt negdekā kiy ʼāfēş kāşef.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Καὶ ἐξέλιπε πᾶν τὸ ἀργύριον ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου καὶ ἐκ γῆς Χαναάν· ἦλθον δὲ πάντες οἱ Αἰγύπτιοι πρὸς Ἰωσὴφ, λέγοντες, δὸς ἡμῖν ἄρτους, καὶ ἱνατί ἀποθνήσκομεν ἐναντίον σου; ἐκλέλοιπε γὰρ τὸ ἀργύριον ἡμῶν.
(Kai exelipe pan to argurion ek gaʸs Aiguptou kai ek gaʸs Ⱪanaʼan; aʸlthon de pantes hoi Aiguptioi pros Yōsaʸf, legontes, dos haʸmin artous, kai hinati apothnaʸskomen enantion sou; ekleloipe gar to argurion haʸmōn. )
BrTr And all the money failed out of the land of Egypt, and out of the land of Chanaan; and all the Egyptians came to Joseph, saying, Give us bread, and why do we die in thy presence? for our money is spent.
ULT So the silver was consumed from the land of Egypt and from the land of Canaan, and all Egypt came to Joseph, saying, “Give us bread! And why should we die before you? For the silver is gone!”
UST When the people in Egypt and Canaan had spent all their money, people from all over Egypt went to Joseph and begged him, “Sir, we have no more money! Please give us food so that we do not starve to death!”
BSB When the money from the lands of Egypt and Canaan was gone, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us food. Why should we die before your eyes? For our funds have run out!”
OEB When the money was all spent in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph, and said, ‘Give us bread: for why should we die before your eyes because our money fails?’
WEBBE When the money was all spent in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph, and said, “Give us bread, for why should we die in your presence? For our money fails.”
WMBB (Same as above)
NET When the money from the lands of Egypt and Canaan was used up, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us food! Why should we die before your very eyes because our money has run out?”
LSV And the silver is consumed out of the land of Egypt and out of the land of Canaan, and all the Egyptians come to Joseph, saying, “Give bread to us—why do we die before you, though the money has ceased?”
FBV Once the money from Egypt and Canaan had run out, the Egyptians all came to Joseph and demanded, “Give us food! Do you want us to die right in front of you? All our money is gone!”
T4T When the people of Egypt and Canaan had spent all their money for grain, they all kept coming to Joseph and saying, “Please give us some food! If you do not give us grain, we will die [RHQ]! We have used all our money to buy food, and we have no money left!”
LEB And when the money was spent in the land of Egypt and from the land of Canaan, all of Egypt came to Joseph, saying, “Give us food! Why should we die before you? For the money is used up.”
BBE And when all the money in Egypt and Canaan was gone, the Egyptians came to Joseph, and said, Give us bread; would you have us come to destruction before your eyes? for we have no more money.
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JPS And when the money was all spent in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said: 'Give us bread; for why should we die in thy presence? for our money faileth.'
ASV And when the money was all spent in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for our money faileth.
DRA 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.
YLT And the silver is consumed out of the land of Egypt, and out of the land of Canaan, and all the Egyptians come in unto Joseph, saying, 'Give to us bread — why do we die before thee, though the money hath ceased?'
Drby And when money came to an end in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph, saying, Give us bread! for why should we die before thee? for [our] money is all gone.
RV And when the money was all spent in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for our money faileth.
Wbstr And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence: for the money faileth.
KJB-1769 And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth.
(And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy/your presence? for the money faileth. )
KJB-1611 And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came vnto Ioseph, and said, Giue vs bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps When money fayled in the lande of Egypt and of Chanaan, all the Egyptians came vnto Ioseph, and saide, Geue vs bread: wherefore suffrest thou vs to dye before thee whe our money is spent?
(When money fayled in the land of Egypt and of Chanaan, all the Egyptians came unto Yoseph, and said, Give us bread: wherefore suffrest thou/you us to dye before thee/you when our money is spent?)
Gnva So when money fayled in the lande of Egypt, and in the lande of Canaan, then all the Egyptians came vnto Ioseph, and sayde, Giue vs bread: for why should we dye before thee? for our money is spent.
(So when money fayled in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, then all the Egyptians came unto Yoseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we dye before thee/you? for our money is spent. )
Cvdl Now whan money fayled in the lande of Egipte and Canaan, all the Egipcians came vnto Ioseph, & saide: Geue vs bred. Why suffrest thou vs to dye before ye, because weare without money?
(Now when money fayled in the land of Egypt and Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Yoseph, and said: Give us bred. Why suffrest thou/you us to dye before ye/you_all, because wear without money?)
Wycl And whanne prijs failide to the bieris, al Egipt cam to Joseph, and seide, Yyue thou `looues to vs; whi shulen we die bifore thee, while monei failith?
(And when price failide to the bieris, all Egypt came to Yoseph, and said, Yyue thou/you `looues to us; why shulen we die before thee/you, while monei failith?)
Luth Da nun Geld gebrach im Lande Ägypten und Kanaan, kamen alle Ägypter zu Joseph und sprachen: Schaffe uns Brot! Warum lässest du uns vor dir sterben, darum daß wir ohne Geld sind?
(So now money gebrach in_the land Egypt and Kanaan, came all Ägypter to Yoseph and said: Schaffe us/to_us/ourselves Brot! Warum lässest you us/to_us/ourselves before/in_front_of you/to_you die, therefore that we/us without money sind?)
ClVg Cumque defecisset emptoribus pretium, venit cuncta Ægyptus ad Joseph, dicens: Da nobis panes: quare morimur coram te, deficiente pecunia?
(Cumque defecisset emptoribus pretium, he_came cuncta Ægyptus to Yoseph, saying: Da us panes: quare morimur before you(sg), deficiente pecunia? )
47:13-26 The Lord blessed Pharaoh because Pharaoh was blessing Abraham’s descendants (12:3). Through Joseph’s wise administration in Egypt, the Lord saved the people from starvation and prospered Pharaoh. In selling food to the Egyptians during the years of famine, Joseph accepted money, livestock, and finally land as payment, until almost all of Egypt belonged to Pharaoh. Meanwhile, God provided Israel with some of the best land in Egypt where they could live, work, and multiply.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
וַיִּתֹּ֣ם הַכֶּ֗סֶף מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַיִם֮ וּמֵאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַעַן֒
and,spent the,money in,land Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and,from,land Kanaan
Consider whether it is better in your language to use a passive or active clause here. Alternate translation: “So when all the silver in the country of Egypt and the region of Canaan had been used up,” or “After the people in Egypt and Canaan had spent all their money,”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole
כָל מִצְרַ֨יִם
all from_Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim/(Egypt))s
The word all is an exaggeration (hyperbole) which emphasizes that a large number of Egyptians went to Joseph. Consider whether or not it is best to use hyperbole here in your language. Alternate translation: “all the people in Egypt” or “the Egyptians all”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / go
וַיָּבֹאוּ֩ & אֶל יוֹסֵ֤ף
and=they_came & to/towards Yōşēf/(Joseph)
Consider whether came or “went” is more natural here in your language.
Note 4 topic: writing-quotations
לֵאמֹר֙
to=say
Alternate translation: “and pleaded with him,”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
הָֽבָה לָּ֣נוּ לֶ֔חֶם
come=now! to/for=ourselves food/grain/bread
Make sure your translation of the people’s request sounds polite, not rude or disrespectful. Also see how you translated bread in verses 12-13. Alternate translation: “Sir, please give us food”
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
וְלָ֥מָּה נָמ֖וּת נֶגְדֶּ֑ךָ
and=for=what? die before,your
The people use a rhetorical question here to emphasize how desperate they feel. Consider what is the best way to communicate that in your language. Alternate translation: “so that we do not die right here in front of you!” or “and do not let us starve to death!”
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure
כִּ֥י אָפֵ֖ס כָּֽסֶף
that/for/because/then/when gone money
It may be more natural to put this clause first in this quote and say, “Sir, we have no more money to buy grain/food! Please give us food so that we do not starve to death!” Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: “There is no more money to buy food” or “We have no more money to buy food”