That way there will be enough to eat when the seven years of famine come to the land of Egypt. Otherwise this famine will destroy the land.”

所积蓄的粮食可以防备埃及地将来的七个荒年，免得这地被饥荒所灭。”

这粮食可以为这地作储备，为了埃及地要来的七个荒年，免得这地被饥荒所灭。”

这粮食可以为这地作储备，为了埃及地要来的七个荒年，免得这地被饥荒所灭。”

这些粮食要留到七年饥荒时用，免得这片土地被饥荒毁灭。”

这些粮食要储存起来，可以应付将来埃及地的七年饥荒，免得这地被饥荒所灭。”

这些粮食是为了将临到埃及地的七个荒年而储备的，免得这地被饥荒所灭。”

所積蓄的糧食可以防備埃及地將來的七個荒年，免得這地被饑荒所滅。」

這糧食可以為這地作儲備，為了埃及地要來的七個荒年，免得這地被饑荒所滅。」

這糧食可以為這地作儲備，為了埃及地要來的七個荒年，免得這地被饑荒所滅。」

這些糧食要留到七年饑荒時用，免得這片土地被饑荒毀滅。」

這些糧食要儲存起來，可以應付將來埃及地的七年饑荒，免得這地被饑荒所滅。”

這糧食便可以貯藏着；來應付此地七年的饑荒，就是將要來到埃及地的，免得這地被饑荒所剪滅。』

這些糧食是為了將臨到埃及地的七個荒年而儲備的，免得這地被饑荒所滅。」

以為將來七凶年之蓄、庶免此國滅於凶荒、○

存此粟為將來埃及地七凶年之用、庶幾其國免於喪敗。

預積此糧、為將來伊及地七饑年之用、免國為饑荒所滅、

This food should be held in reserve for the country, to be used during the seven years of famine that will come upon Egypt, so that the country may not be ruined by the famine.”

The grain should be stored up for the country to use later. It will be needed during the seven years when there isn’t enough food in Egypt. Then the country won’t be destroyed just because it doesn’t have enough food.”

That food shall be a reserve for the land against the seven years of famine that are to occur in the land of Egypt, so that the land may not perish through the famine.”

The food will be a reserve for the land during the seven years of famine that will take place in the land of Egypt. Then the country will not be wiped out by the famine.”

Let the food be used as a reserve for the land for the seven years of famine which will occur in the land of Egypt, so that the land will not perish during the famine.”

Then that food shall be as a reserve for the land for the seven years of famine which shall be in the land of Egypt, that the land may not perish during the famine.”

And the food shall be for a store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.

The food will be a reserve for the land during the seven years of famine that will take place in the land of Egypt. Then the country will not be wiped out by the famine.”

And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.

This food should be held in storage for the land in preparation for the seven years of famine that will occur throughout the land of Egypt. In this way the land will survive the famine.”

The food will be to supply the land against the seven years of famine, which will be in the land of Egypt; so that the land will not perish through the famine.”

Meanwhile, the famine became so severe that all the food was used up, and people were starving throughout the lands of Egypt and Canaan.By selling grain to the people, Joseph eventually collected all the money in Egypt and Canaan, and he put the money in Pharaoh’s treasury.When the people of Egypt and Canaan ran out of money, all the Egyptians came to Joseph.“ Our money is gone!” they cried.“ But please give us food, or we will die before your very eyes!”Joseph replied,“ Since your money is gone, bring me your livestock. I will give you food in exchange for your livestock.”So they brought their livestock to Joseph in exchange for food. In exchange for their horses, flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, and donkeys, Joseph provided them with food for another year.But that year ended, and the next year they came again and said,“ We cannot hide the truth from you, my lord. Our money is gone, and all our livestock and cattle are yours. We have nothing left to give but our bodies and our land.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.”So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh. All the Egyptians sold him their fields because the famine was so severe, and soon all the land belonged to Pharaoh.As for the people, he made them all slaves, from one end of Egypt to the other.The only land he did not buy was the land belonging to the priests. They received an allotment of food directly from Pharaoh, so they didn’t need to sell their land.Then Joseph said to the people,“ Look, today I have bought you and your land for Pharaoh. I will provide you with seed so you can plant the fields.Then when you harvest it, one fifth of your crop will belong to Pharaoh. You may keep the remaining four fifths as seed for your fields and as food for you, your households, and your little ones.”“ You have saved our lives!” they exclaimed.“ May it please you, my lord, to let us be Pharaoh’s servants.”