Genesis 47:18

When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide [it] from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:

When that year {H8141} was ended {H8552}, they came {H935} unto him the second {H8145} year {H8141}, and said {H559} unto him, We will not hide {H3582} it from my lord {H113}, how that our money {H3701} is spent {H8552}; my lord {H113} also hath {H413} our herds {H4735} of cattle {H929}; there is not ought left {H7604} in the sight {H6440} of my lord {H113}, but our bodies {H1472}, and our lands {H127}:

When that year was over, they approached Yosef again and said to him, "We won't hide from my lord that all our money is spent, and the herds of livestock belong to my lord. We have nothing left, as my lord can see, but our bodies and our land.

When that year was over, they came to him the second year and said, “We cannot hide from our lord that our money is gone and all our livestock belongs to you. There is nothing left for our lord except our bodies and our land.

And when that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide from my lord, how that our money is all spent; and the herds of cattle are my lord’s; there is nought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:

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Cross-References

  • Jeremiah 38:9 (2 votes)

    My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for [there is] no more bread in the city.

  • 2 Kings 6:26 (2 votes)

    And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.