KJV ORIGINAL
And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
And Joseph said, 'Bring me your livestock, and I will give you food in exchange for your cattle, since you have no money left.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Joseph is offering to trade food for livestock when people run out of money during the severe famine.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the seven years of severe famine that Joseph had predicted through Pharaoh's dreams. Egypt had stored grain during the seven years of abundance, and now people from surrounding regions came to buy food. As the famine continued, people's money ran out, so Joseph began accepting livestock as payment for grain.
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