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Genesis 47:16

And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail.

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to 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, [id…יוֹסֵף֙yosefJoseph. Compare H3084יוֹסֵףnoun, proper name — “Joseph. Compare H3084”H3130Joseph, the name of seven IsraelitesJoseph. Compare H3084 (יְהוֹסֵף).הָב֣וּhavvcome onיָהַבverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “come on”, a commandH3051to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) comeascribe, bring, come on, give, go, set, take.מִקְנֵיכֶ֔םmiqneykhemcattleמִקְנֶהnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “cattle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4735something bought, i.e. property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisitioncattle, flock, herd, possession, purchase, substance.וְאֶתְּנָ֥הveetnahand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “and give”, a determination or requestH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לָכֶ֖םlakhemtoלָכֶ֖םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”toבְּמִקְנֵיכֶ֑םbemiqneykhemin cattleמִקְנֶהpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in cattle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4735something bought, i.e. property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisitioncattle, flock, herd, possession, purchase, substance.אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…אָפֵ֖סafesfailאָפֵסverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fail”, a completed actionH656to disappear, i.e. ceasebe clean gone (at an end, brought to nought), fail.כָּֽסֶףkasefmoneyכֶּסֶףnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “money”, the ordinary formH3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, moneymoney, price, silver(-ling).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Joseph said: 'Give your cattle, and I will give you bread for your cattle, if money fail.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Joseph saith, 'Give your cattle; and I give to you for your cattle, if the money hath ceased.'

World English Bible

Joseph said, “Give me your livestock; and I will give you food for your livestock, if your money is gone.”

Darby Translation

And Joseph said, Give your cattle, and I will give you for your cattle, if [your] money be all gone.

Douay-Rheims

And he answered them: Bring me your cattle, and for them I will give you food, if you have no money.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Joseph said: 'Give your cattle, and I will give you bread for your cattle, if money fail.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Joseph said to them, Bring your cattle, and I will give you bread for your cattle, if your money is spent.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἶπε δὲ αὐτοῖς Ἰωσὴφ, φέρετε τὰ κτήνη ὑμῶν, καὶ δώσω ὑμῖν ἄρτους, ἀντὶ τῶν κτηνῶν ὑμῶν, εἰ ἐκλέλοιπε τὸ ἀργύριον ὑμῶν.