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Genesis 41:46-48
New English Translation
Genesis 41:46-48
New English Translation
46 Now Joseph was 30 years old[a] when he began serving[b] Pharaoh king of Egypt. Joseph was commissioned by[c] Pharaoh and was in charge of[d] all the land of Egypt. 47 During the seven years of abundance the land produced large, bountiful harvests.[e] 48 Joseph[f] collected all the excess food[g] in the land of Egypt during the seven years and stored it in the cities.[h] In every city he put the food gathered from the fields around it.
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- Genesis 41:46 tn Heb “a son of thirty years.”
- Genesis 41:46 tn Heb “when he stood before.”
- Genesis 41:46 tn Heb “went out from before.”
- Genesis 41:46 tn Heb “and he passed through all the land of Egypt”; this phrase is interpreted by JPS to mean that Joseph “emerged in charge of the whole land.”
- Genesis 41:47 tn Heb “brought forth by handfuls.”
- Genesis 41:48 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Genesis 41:48 tn Heb “all the food.”
- Genesis 41:48 tn Heb “of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt and placed food in the cities.”
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