Genesis 47:25
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.
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- Gen 33:15 : 15 And Esau said, Then keep some of my men with you. And he said, What need is there for that, if my lord is pleased with me?
- Gen 41:45 : 45 And Pharaoh gave Joseph the name of Zaphnath-paaneah; and he gave him Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera, the priest of On, to be his wife. So Joseph went through all the land of Egypt.
- Gen 45:6-8 : 6 For these two years have been years of need, and there are still five more years to come in which there will be no ploughing or cutting of grain. 7 God sent me before you to keep you and yours living on earth so that you might become a great nation. 8 So now it was not you who sent me here, but God: and he has made me as a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
- Gen 50:20 : 20 As for you, it was in your mind to do me evil, but God has given a happy outcome, the salvation of numbers of people, as you see today.
- Ruth 2:13 : 13 Then she said, May I have grace in your eyes, my lord, for you have given me comfort, and you have said kind words to your servant, though I am not like one of your servants.
- Prov 11:26-27 : 26 He who keeps back grain will be cursed by the people; but a blessing will be on the head of him who lets them have it for a price. 27 He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it.
- Gen 6:19 : 19 And you will take with you into the ark two of every sort of living thing, and keep them safe with you; they will be male and female.
- Gen 18:3 : 3 And said, My Lord, if now I have grace in your eyes, do not go away from your servant:
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- Gen 47:18-192 verses79%
18And when that year was ended, they came to him in the second year, and said, We may not keep it from our lord's knowledge that all our money is gone, and all the herds of cattle are my lord's; there is nothing more to give my lord but our bodies and our land;
19Are we to come to destruction before your eyes, we and our land? take us and our land and give us bread; and we and our land will be servants to Pharaoh; and give us seed so that we may have life and the land may not become waste.
- Gen 50:17-182 verses77%
17You are to say to Joseph, Let the wrongdoing of your brothers be overlooked, and the evil they did to you: now, if it is your pleasure, let the sin of the servants of your father's God have forgiveness. And at these words, Joseph was overcome with weeping.
18Then his brothers went, and falling at his feet, said, Truly, we are your servants.
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21And they said to them, May the Lord take note of you and be your judge; for you have given Pharaoh and his servants a bad opinion of us, putting a sword in their hands for our destruction.
- Gen 39:4-52 verses76%
4And having a high opinion of Joseph as his servant, he made him the overseer of his house and gave him control over all he had.
5And from the time when he made him overseer and gave him control of all his property, the blessing of the Lord was with the Egyptian, because of Joseph; the blessing of the Lord was on all he had, in the house and in the field.
- Gen 47:3-53 verses76%
3And Pharaoh said to them, What is your business? And they said, Your servants are keepers of sheep, as our fathers were before us.
4And they said to Pharaoh, We have come to make a living in this land, because we have no grass for our flocks in the land of Canaan; so now let your servants make a place for themselves in the land of Goshen.
5And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Let them have the land of Goshen; and if there are any able men among them, put them over my cattle.
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26Then Joseph made a law which is in force to this day, that Pharaoh was to have the fifth part; only the land of the priests did not become his.
- Gen 44:16-194 verses75%
16And Judah said, What are we to say to my lord? how may we put ourselves right in his eyes? God has made clear the sin of your servants: now we are in your hands, we and the man in whose bag your cup was seen.
17Then he said, Far be it from me to do so: but the man who had my cup will be my servant; and you may go back to your father in peace.
18Then Judah came near him, and said, Let your servant say a word in my lord's ears, and let not your wrath be burning against your servant: for you are in the place of Pharaoh to us.
19My lord said to his servants, Have you a father or a brother?
- Gen 44:9-102 verses74%
9If it comes to light that any of your servants has done this, let him be put to death, and we will be your lord's servants.
10And he said, Let it be as you say: he in whose bag it is seen will become my servant; and you will not be responsible.
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16And news of these things went through Pharaoh's house, and it was said that Joseph's brothers were come; and it seemed good to Pharaoh and his servants.
- Gen 41:37-382 verses74%
37And this seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his servants.
38Then Pharaoh said to his servants, Where may we get such a man as this, a man in whom is the spirit of God?
- Gen 47:23-242 verses74%
23Then Joseph said to the people, I have made you and your land this day the property of Pharaoh; here is seed for you to put in your fields.
24And when the grain is cut, you are to give a fifth part to Pharaoh, and four parts will be yours for seed and food, and for your families and your little ones.
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7And they said to him, Why does my lord say such words as these? far be it from your servants to do such a thing:
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10And made him free from all his troubles, and gave him wisdom and the approval of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his house.
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55And when all the land of Egypt was in need of food, the people came crying to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said to the people, Go to Joseph, and whatever he says to you, do it.
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4And when the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph said to the servants of Pharaoh, If now you have love for me, say these words to Pharaoh:
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10And they said to him, Not so, my lord: your servants have come with money to get food.
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5And word came to Pharaoh of the flight of the people: and the feeling of Pharaoh and of his servants about the people was changed, and they said, Why have we let Israel go, so that they will do no more work for us?
- Gen 45:7-82 verses72%
7God sent me before you to keep you and yours living on earth so that you might become a great nation.
8So now it was not you who sent me here, but God: and he has made me as a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
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41And Pharaoh said to Joseph, See, I have put you over all the land of Egypt.
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5And they said, With your approval, let this land be given to your servants as their heritage: do not take us over Jordan.
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36And the Lord had given the people grace in the eyes of the Egyptians so that they gave them whatever was requested. So they took away all their goods from the Egyptians.
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13And that you will keep safe my father and mother and my brothers and sisters and all they have, so that death may not come on us?
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44Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, I am Pharaoh; and without your order no man may do anything in all the land of Egypt.
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2And he said, I have had news that there is grain in Egypt: go down there and get grain for us, so that life and not death may be ours.