Genesis 47:23 Cross References - Rotherham

²³ And Joseph said unto the people, Lo! I have bought you this day, and your ground, for Pharaoh,––see, here is seed for you, so shall ye sow the ground;

²⁷ And, the seven lean and uncomely heifers that were coming up after them, are, seven years, and, the seven lean ears, shrivelled by an east wind, will turn out to be––seven years of famine.

⁶ For, these two years, hath the famine been in the midst of the land,––and, yet five years, are there, in which there shall be neither ploughing, nor harvest.

¹ [To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David.]
How happy is he that is attentive to the poor, In the day of calamity, will Yahweh deliver him:

³⁶ And hath caused the famished to dwell there, And they have built them a city to dwell in; ³⁷ And have sown fields, and planted vineyards, and made them fruits of increase:

⁵ Well for a man showing favour and lending! He shall sustain his affairs with justice.

²⁶ He that keepeth back corn, the populace will curse him, but there is, a blessing, for the head of him that selleth.

¹¹ He that tilleth his land, shall be filled with food, but, he that runneth after worthless men, lacketh sense.

²³ Much food, is in the fallow ground of the poor, but there is that is swept away, for want of justice.

⁶ In the morning, sow thy seed, and, until evening, do not withhold thy hand,––for thou knowest not––whether shall thrive, either this or that, or whether, both alike, shall be fruitful.

²⁴ All day long, doth the plowman plow for sowing? Doth he continue laying open and harrowing his soil? ²⁵ Doth he not, when he hath levelled the face thereof, Cast abroad the fennel? And, the cummin, doth he not scatter? And plant wheat in rows, And barley in a lot, And spelt in the border thereof?

¹⁰ For, as the rain and the snow descend, from the heavens, And, thither, do not return, Except they have watered the earth, And caused it to bring forth and bud,––And given, seed to the sower, and, bread to the eater,

⁴⁵ Who then is the faithful and prudent servant, whom the master hath appointed over his household, to give them food in season?

¹⁰ Now, he that supplieth seed to the sower, and bread for eating, will supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and cause to grow your fruits of righteousness: