Genesis 47:19
The Scripture
(19) 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Joseph’s brothers bring a gift to Pharaoh, and the king orders them to be given to his servants and to be placed in the storehouse. The brothers are then assigned a high place in the storehouse, a sign of God’s favor and provision.
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