Genesis 47:19

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KJV

King James Version (modern wording)

Wherefore shall we die before yours 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.

Genesis 47:19 (KJV)

ASV

American Standard Version

wherefore should 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, and that the land be not desolate.

Genesis 47:19 (ASV)

BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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.”

Genesis 47:19 (BSB)

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What does Genesis 47:19 say?

Genesis 47:19 in modern King James wording reads: "Wherefore shall we die before yours 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."

Where is Genesis 47:19 found in the Bible?

Genesis 47:19 is verse 19 of chapter 47 of the book of Genesis, in the Old Testament. Genesis has 50 chapters.

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