↵ Genesis 47
Genesis 47:19

ἵνα οὖν μὴ ἀποθάνωμεν ἐναντίον σου, καὶ ἡ γῆ ἐρημωθῇ, κτῆσαι ἡμᾶς καὶ τὴν γῆν ἡμῶν ἀντὶ ἄρτων, καὶ ἐσόμεθα ἡμεῖς καὶ ἡ γῆ ἡμῶν παῖδες τῷ Φαραώ· δὸς σπέρμα, ἵνα σπείρωμεν, καὶ ζῶμεν καὶ μὴ ἀποθάνωμεν, καὶ ἡ γῆ οὐκ ἐρημωθήσεται.

  1. ἵνα
    so that
  2. οὖν
    therefore
  3. μὴ
    not
  4. ἀποθάνωμεν
    we die
    we may die
  5. ἐναντίον
    before
  6. σου
    your
  7.  
    ,
     
  8. καὶ
    and
  9. the
    or
  10. γῆ
    land
    earth
  11. ἐρημωθῇ
    it is made desolate
    be desolated, is deserted
  12.  
    ,
     
  13. κτῆσαι
    acquire
  14. ἡμᾶς
    us
  15. καὶ
    and
  16. τὴν
    the
  17. γῆν
    land
    earth
  18. ἡμῶν
    our
  19. ἀντὶ
    instead of
    in place of
  20. ἄρτων
    loaves
    of bread
  21.  
    ,
     
  22. καὶ
    and
  23. ἐσόμεθα
    we will be
  24. ἡμεῖς
    we
  25. καὶ
    and
  26. the
    or
  27. γῆ
    land
    earth
  28. ἡμῶν
    our
  29. παῖδες
    children
    youths, servants
  30. τῷ
    the
    to the
  31. Φαραώ
    Pharaoh
  32.  
    ·
     
  33. δὸς
    give
  34. σπέρμα
    seed
  35.  
    ,
     
  36. ἵνα
    so that
  37. σπείρωμεν
    we may sow
    we sow
  38.  
    ,
     
  39. καὶ
    and
  40. ζῶμεν
    we live
  41. καὶ
    and
  42. μὴ
    not
  43. ἀποθάνωμεν
    we die
    we may die
  44.  
    ,
     
  45. καὶ
    and
  46. the
    or
  47. γῆ
    land
    earth
  48. οὐκ
    not
  49. ἐρημωθήσεται
    will be desolated
    will be made desolate
  50.  
    .
     

So that we may not die before you, and the land be desolated, acquire us and our land in place of bread, and we and our land will be servants to Pharaoh. Give seed, so that we may sow, and live and not die, and the land will not be desolated.