Genesis 47:1 (NLT)

Genesis 47:19 - Why should we die before your very eyes? Buy us and our land in exchange for food; we offer our land and ourselves as slaves for Pharaoh. Just give us grain so we may live and not die, and so the land does not become empty and desolate.”

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

Wherefore shall 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, that the land be not desolate.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

“Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants of Pharaoh; give us seed, that we may live and not die, that the land may not be desolate.”

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

Why should we die before your very eyes? Buy us and our land in exchange for food; we offer our land and ourselves as slaves for Pharaoh. Just give us grain so we may live and not die, and so the land does not become empty and desolate.”

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

Why should we perish before your eyes—we and our land as well? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, and we with our land will be in bondage to Pharaoh. Give us seed so that we may live and not die, and that the land may not become desolate.”

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for food, and we with our land will be servants to Pharaoh. And give us seed that we may live and not die, and that the land may not be desolate.”

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

“Why should we die here in front of you — both us and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food. Then we with our land will become Pharaoh’s slaves. Give us seed so that we can live and not die, and so that the land won’t become desolate.”

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

“Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for [fn]food, and we and our land will be slaves to Pharaoh. So give us seed, so that we may live and not die, and that the land may not be desolate.”

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

“Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for [fn]food, and we and our land will be slaves to Pharaoh. So give us seed, that we may live and not die, and that the land may not be desolate.”

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

“Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, and we and our land will be servants to Pharaoh. And give us seed [to plant], that we may live and not die, and that the land may not be desolate.”

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

Why should we die before your very eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, and we, with our land, will become Pharaoh's slaves. Give us seed that we may live and not die. Then the land will not become desolate."

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for food, and we with our land will be slaves to Pharaoh; and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, and that the land may not be desolate."

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

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.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

why do we die before thine eyes, both we and our ground? buy us and our ground for bread, and we and our ground are servants to Pharaoh; and give seed, and we live, and die not, and the ground is not desolate.'

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

Why 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 bondmen to Pharaoh; and give seed, that we may live, and not die, and that the land be not desolate.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

Why shall we die before thy eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants to Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants to Par`oh. Give us seed, that we may live, and not die, and that the land won't be desolate."

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

cur ergo morimur te vidente et nos et terra nostra tui erimus eme nos in servitutem regiam et praebe semina ne pereunte cultore redigatur terra in solitudinem

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

فَلِمَاذَا نَمُوتُ نَحْنُ، وَأَرْضُنَا أَمَامَ عَيْنَيْكَ، اشْتَرِنَا نَحْنُ وَأَرْضَنَا لِقَاءَ الْخُبْزِ فَنُصْبِحَ نَحْنُ وَأَرَاضِينَا عَبِيداً لِفِرْعَوْنَ. وَأَعْطِنَا بُذُوراً لِنَزْرَعَهَا فَنَحْيَا وَلا نَمُوتَ وَلا تَصِيرَ أَرَاضِينَا مُقْفِرَةً».

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

לָ֧מָּה נָמ֣וּת לְעֵינֶ֗יךָ גַּם־אֲנַ֨חְנוּ֙ גַּ֣ם אַדְמָתֵ֔נוּ קְנֵֽה־אֹתָ֥נוּ וְאֶת־אַדְמָתֵ֖נוּ בַּלָּ֑חֶם וְנִֽהְיֶ֞ה אֲנַ֤חְנוּ וְאַדְמָתֵ֨נוּ֙ עֲבָדִ֣ים לְפַרְעֹ֔ה וְתֶן־זֶ֗רַע וְנִֽחְיֶה֙ וְלֹ֣א נָמ֔וּת וְהָאֲדָמָ֖ה לֹ֥א תֵשָֽׁם׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

ἵνα οὖν μὴ ἀποθάνωμεν ἐναντίον σου καὶ ἡ γῆ ἐρημωθῇ κτῆσαι ἡμᾶς καὶ τὴν γῆν ἡμῶν ἀντὶ ἄρτων καὶ ἐσόμεθα ἡμεῖς καὶ ἡ γῆ ἡμῶν παῖδες Φαραω δὸς σπέρμα ἵνα σπείρωμεν καὶ ζῶμεν καὶ μὴ ἀποθάνωμεν καὶ ἡ γῆ οὐκ ἐρημωθήσεται

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

لِمَاذَا نَمُوتُ أَمَامَ عَيْنَيْكَ نَحْنُ وَأَرْضُنَا جَمِيعًا؟ اِشْتَرِنَا وَأَرْضَنَا بِالْخُبْزِ، فَنَصِيرَ نَحْنُ وَأَرْضُنَا عَبِيدًا لِفِرْعَوْنَ، وَأَعْطِ بِذَارًا لِنَحْيَا وَلاَ نَمُوتَ وَلاَ تَصِيرَ أَرْضُنَا قَفْرًا».

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

In order, then, that we die not before thee, and the land be made desolate, buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants to Pharao: give seed that we may sow, and live and not die, so our land shall not be made desolate.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

¿Por qué moriremos delante de tus ojos, así nosotros como nuestra tierra? Cómpranos á nosotros y á nuestra tierra por pan, y seremos nosotros y nuestra tierra siervos de Faraón: y danos simiente para que vivamos y no muramos, y no sea asolada la tierra.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

¿Por qué moriremos delante de tus ojos, así nosotros como nuestra tierra? Cómpranos a nosotros y a nuestra tierra por pan, y seremos nosotros y nuestra tierra siervos de Faraón; y danos semilla para que vivamos y no muramos, y no sea asolada la tierra.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

Are we to come to destruction before your eyes, we and our land? take us and our land and give us bread; and we and our land will be servants to Pharaoh; and give us seed so that we may have life and the land may not become waste.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

你何忍見我們人死地荒呢．求你用糧食買我們的我們的地、我們和我們的地就要給法老效力．又求你給我們種子、使我們得以存活、不至死亡、地土也不至荒涼。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

¿Por qué hemos de perecer en tu presencia, tanto nosotros como nuestras tierras? Cómpranos a nosotros y nuestras tierras a cambio de alimentos, y nosotros y nuestras tierras seremos siervos del faraón. Sólo danos semillas para que sobrevivamos y no muramos, y que la tierra no quede desolada.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

우리가 어찌 우리의 전지와 함께 주의 목전에 죽으리이까 우리 몸과 우리 토지를 식물로 사소서 우리가 토지와 함께 바로의 종이 되리니 우리에게 종자를 주시면 우리가 살고 죽지 아니하고 전지도 황폐치 아니하리이다

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Pourquoi mourrions-nous sous tes yeux, nous et nos terres? Achète-nous avec nos terres contre du pain, et nous appartiendrons à mon seigneur, nous et nos terres. Donne-nous de quoi semer, afin que nous vivions et que nous ne mourions pas, et que nos terres ne soient pas désolées.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Warum läßt du uns vor dir sterben und unser Feld? Kaufe uns und unser Land ums Brot, daß wir und unser Land leibeigen seien dem Pharao; gib uns Samen, daß wir leben und nicht sterben und das Feld nicht wüst werde.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

для чего нам погибать в глазах твоих, и нам и землям нашим? купи нас и земли наши за хлеб, и мы с землями нашими будем рабами фараону, а ты дай нам семян, чтобы нам быть живыми и не умереть, и чтобы не опустела земля.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

¿Por qué moriremos delante de tus ojos, así nosotros como nuestra tierra? Cómpranos a nosotros y a nuestra tierra por pan, y seremos nosotros y nuestra tierra siervos del Faraón: y danos simiente para que vivamos y no muramos, y no sea asolada la tierra.

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