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.”

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.”

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.”

There was no food, however, in the whole region because the famine was severe; both Egypt and Canaan wasted away because of the famine.Joseph collected all the money that was to be found in Egypt and Canaan in payment for the grain they were buying, and he brought it to Pharaoh’s palace.When the money of the people of Egypt and Canaan was gone, all Egypt came to Joseph and said,“ Give us food. Why should we die before your eyes? Our money is all gone.”“ Then bring your livestock,” said Joseph.“ I will sell you food in exchange for your livestock, since your money is gone.”So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and he gave them food in exchange for their horses, their sheep and goats, their cattle and donkeys. And he brought them through that year with food in exchange for all their livestock.When that year was over, they came to him the following year and said,“ We cannot hide from our lord the fact that since our money is gone and our livestock belongs to you, there is nothing left for our lord except our bodies and our land.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.”So Joseph bought all the land in Egypt for Pharaoh. The Egyptians, one and all, sold their fields, because the famine was too severe for them. The land became Pharaoh’s,and Joseph reduced the people to servitude, from one end of Egypt to the other.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.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.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.”“ You have saved our lives,” they said.“ May we find favor in the eyes of our lord; we will be in bondage to Pharaoh.” (niv)