25"You have saved our lives," they said. "May we find favor in the eyes of our lord; we will be in bondage to Pharaoh."


In Context

22 However, he did not buy the land of the priests, because they received a regular allotment from Pharaoh and had food enough from the allotment Pharaoh gave them. That is why they did not sell their land.

23 Joseph said to the people, "Now that I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh, here is seed for you so you can plant the ground.

24 But when the crop comes in, give a fifth of it to Pharaoh. The other four-fifths you may keep as seed for the fields and as food for yourselves and your households and your children."

25 "You have saved our lives," they said. "May we find favor in the eyes of our lord; we will be in bondage to Pharaoh."

26 So Joseph established it as a law concerning land in Egypt-still in force today-that a fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh. It was only the land of the priests that did not become Pharaoh's.

27 Now the Israelites settled in Egypt in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and were fruitful and increased greatly in number.

Genesis 47:25 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

47:25And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

47:25And they answered: Our life is in thy hand: only let my lord look favourably upon us, and we will gladly serve the king.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

47:25And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

47:25And they said, Thou hast saved us alive. Let us find favour in the eyes of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's bondmen.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

47:25And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

47:25And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

47:25They said, |You have saved our lives! Let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

47:25And they say, 'Thou hast revived us; we find grace in the eyes of my lord, and have been servants to Pharaoh;'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

47:25And they said, You have saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.