Then have them collect all the food of these good years that are coming, and store up the grain for food in the cities under Pharaoh’s authority, and have them guard it.
Parallel translations
- WEB Let them gather all the food of these good years that come, and lay up grain under the hand of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it.
- KJV And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.
- BSB Under the authority of Pharaoh, let them collect all the excess food from these good years, that they may come and lay up the grain to be preserved as food in the cities.
- NKJV And let them gather all the food of those good years that are coming, and store up grain under the authority of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.
- NLT Have them gather all the food produced in the good years that are just ahead and bring it to Pharaoh’s storehouses. Store it away, and guard it so there will be food in the cities.
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Quick answer
The gathered grain should be stored in the cities under Pharaoh's authority.
Overview
Joseph details centralized storage of the surplus for future need. Careful planning and stewardship will turn present plenty into future provision. The plan reflects foresight born of trust in God's revealed word.
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Cross-references · 4
- Gen 41:48–49He gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was around every city, he laid up in the same.
- Gen 41:56The famine was over all the surface of the earth. Joseph opened all the store houses, and sold to the Egyptians. The famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
- Exod 4:13He said, “Oh, Lord, please send someone else.”
- Gen 45:6–7For these two years the famine has been in the land, and there are yet five years, in which there will be no plowing and no harvest.
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