Gen 47:15 | NETfull | STEP | When the money from the lands of Egypt and Canaan was used up, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us food! Why should we die before your very eyes because our money has run out?”

Genesis 47:15

15 When the money from the lands of Egypt and Canaan was used up, all the Egyptians ^{▼▼ Heb “all Egypt.” The expression is a metonymy and refers to all the people of Egypt.} came to Joseph and said, “Give us food! Why should we die ^{▼▼ The imperfect verbal form has a deliberative force here.} before your very eyes because our money has run out?”