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Genesis 47:15

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And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house.	And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth.	And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And when money^H3701 failed^H8552 in the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714, and in the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667, all the Egyptians^H4714 came^H935 unto Joseph^H3130, and said^H559, Give^H3051 us bread^H3899: for why should we die^H4191 in thy presence? for the money^H3701 faileth^H656.

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Original Hebrew

וַיִּתֹּם הַכֶּסֶף מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וּמֵאֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן וַיָּבֹאוּ כָל־מִצְרַיִם אֶל־יֹוסֵף לֵאמֹר הָבָה־לָּנוּ לֶחֶם וְלָמָּה נָמוּת נֶגְדֶּךָ כִּי אָפֵס כָּסֶף׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יִּתֹּ֣ם	va/i.yi.Tom	H8552	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ it was finished
הַ/כֶּ֗סֶף	ha./Ke.sef	H3701	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ money
מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ	me./'E.retz	H776	HR/Ncbsc	from/ (the) land of
מִצְרַיִם֮	mitz.ra.Yim	H4714	HNp	Egypt
וּ/מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ	u./me./'E.retz	H776	HC/R/Ncbsc	and/ from/ (the) land of
כְּנַעַן֒	ke.na.'An	H3667	HNp	Canaan
וַ/יָּבֹאוּ֩	va/i.ya.vo.'U	H935	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they came
כָל	khol-	H3605	HNcmsc	all
מִצְרַ֨יִם	mitz.Ra.yim	H4713	HNp	Egypt
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	to
יוֹסֵ֤ף	yo.Sef	H3130	HNp	Joseph
לֵ/אמֹר֙	le./Mor	H559	HR/Vqc	(to)/ saying
הָֽבָ/ה	ha.va/h-	H3051	HVqv2ms/Sh	give/ !
לָּ֣/נוּ	La./nu		HR/Sp1cp	to/ us
לֶ֔חֶם	Le.chem	H3899	HNcbsa	food
וְ/לָ֥/מָּה	ve./La./mah	H4100	HC/R/Ti	and/ (to)/ why?
נָמ֖וּת	na.Mut	H4191	HVqi1cp	will we die
נֶגְדֶּ֑/ךָ	neg.De./kha	H5048	HR/Sp2ms	before/ you
כִּ֥י	ki	H3588	HC	for
אָפֵ֖ס	'a.Fes	H656	HVqp3ms	it has come to an end
כָּֽסֶף	Ka.sef	H3701	HNcmsa	money

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H656 — אָפֵס (ʼâphêç, aw-face'): a primitive root; to disappear, i.e. cease; be clean gone (at an end, brought to nought), fail.
• H776 — אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, eh'-rets): from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
• H935 — בּוֹא (bôwʼ, bo): a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way.
• H3051 — יָהַב (yâhab, yaw-hab'): a primitive root; to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come; ascribe, bring, come on, give, go, set, take.
• H3130 — יוֹסֵף (Yôwçêph, yo-safe'): future of יָסַף; let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites; Joseph. Compare יְהוֹסֵף.
• H3667 — כְּנַעַן (Kᵉnaʻan, ken-ah'-an): from כָּנַע; humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him; Canaan, merchant, traffick.
• H3701 — כֶּסֶף (keçeph, keh'-sef): from כָּסַף; silver (from its pale color); by implication, money; money, price, silver(-ling).
• H3899 — לֶחֶם (lechem, lekh'-em): from לָחַם; See also בֵּית לְעַפְרָה; food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it); (shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
• H4191 — מוּת (mûwth, mooth): a primitive root; to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill; [idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) wise.
• H4714 — מִצְרַיִם (Mitsrayim, mits-rah'-yim): dual of מָצוֹר; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt; Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
• H8552 — תָּמַם (tâmam, taw-mam'): a primitive root; to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive; accomplish, cease, be clean (pass-) ed, consume, have done, (come to an, have an, make an) end, fail, come to the full, be all gone, [idiom] be all here, be (make) perfect, be spent, sum, be (shew self) upright, be wasted, whole.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
• H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
• H4100 — מָה (mâh, maw): or מַה; or מָ; or מַ; also מֶה; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses; how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.
• H4713 — מִצְרִי (Mitsrîy, mits-ree'): from מִצְרַיִם; a Mitsrite, or inhabitant of Mitsrajim; Egyptian, of Egypt.
• H5048 — נֶגֶד (neged, neh'-ghed): from נָגַד; a front, i.e. part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before; about, (over) against, [idiom] aloof, [idiom] far (off), [idiom] from, over, presence, [idiom] other side, sight, [idiom] to view.

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