American Standard Version
"And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants. "
— Genesis 47:25, American Standard Version
“And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.”
“They said, "You have saved our lives! Let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants."”
“They replied,“You have saved our lives! You are showing us favor, and we will be Pharaoh’s slaves.””
“And they answered: our life is in thy hand; only let my lord look favourably upon us, and we will gladly serve the king.”
“And they said to him, Truly you have kept us from death; may we have grace in your eyes, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.”
“And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.”
Only the land of the priests bought he not: for the priests had a portion from Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them; wherefore they sold not their land.
Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.
And it shall come to pass at the ingatherings, that ye shall give a fifth unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.
And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.
And Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth; only the land of the priests alone became not Pharaoh’s.
And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen; and they gat them possessions therein, and were fruitful, and multiplied exceedingly.
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were a hundred forty and seven years.