Genesis 41:48

And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which [was] round about every city, laid he up in the same.

And he gathered up {H6908} all the food {H400} of the seven {H7651} years {H8141}, which were in the land {H776} of Egypt {H4714}, and laid up {H5414} the food {H400} in the cities {H5892}: the food {H400} of the field {H7704}, which was round about {H5439} every city {H5892}, laid he up {H5414} in the same {H8432}.

He collected all the food of these seven years in the land of Egypt and stored it in the cities - the food grown in the fields outside each city he stored in that city.

During those seven years, Joseph collected all the excess food in the land of Egypt and stored it in the cities. In every city he laid up the food from the fields around it.

And he gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.
  • Genesis 41:34

    Let Pharaoh do [this], and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.
  • Genesis 41:36

    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.
  • Genesis 47:21

    And as for the people, he removed them to cities from [one] end of the borders of Egypt even to the [other] end thereof.

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