Kejadian 47:13-17

47:13 But there was no food in all the land because the famine was very severe; the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan wasted away ¹  because of the famine. 47:14 Joseph collected all the money that could be found in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan as payment ²  for the grain they were buying. Then Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s palace. ³  47:15 When the money from the lands of Egypt and Canaan was used up, all the Egyptians ⁴  came to Joseph and said, “Give us food! Why should we die ⁵  before your very eyes because our money has run out?”

47:16 Then Joseph said, “If your money is gone, bring your livestock, and I will give you food ⁶  in exchange for ⁷  your livestock.” 47:17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph gave them food in exchange for their horses, the livestock of their flocks and herds, and their donkeys. ⁸  He got them through that year by giving them food in exchange for livestock.

[47:13]  ¹ tn The verb לַהַה (lahah, = לָאָה, la’ah) means “to faint, to languish”; it figuratively describes the land as wasting away, drooping, being worn out.

[47:14]  ² tn Or “in exchange.” On the use of the preposition here see BDB 90 s.v. בְּ.

[47:14]  ³ tn Heb “house.”

[47:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “all Egypt.” The expression is a metonymy and refers to all the people of Egypt.

[47:15]  ⁵ tn The imperfect verbal form has a deliberative force here.

[47:16]  ⁶ tn The word “food” has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[47:16]  ⁷ tn On the use of the preposition here see BDB 90 s.v. בְּ.

[47:17]  ⁸ tn The definite article is translated here as a possessive pronoun.