↵ Genesis 47 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.
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ἵνα
so that
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οὖν
therefore
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μὴ
not
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ἀποθάνωμεν
we die
we may die
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ἐναντίον
before
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σου
your
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,
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καὶ
and
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ἡ
the
or
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γῆ
land
earth
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ἐρημωθῇ
it is made desolate
be desolated, is deserted
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,
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κτῆσαι
acquire
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ἡμᾶς
us
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καὶ
and
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τὴν
the
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γῆν
land
earth
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ἡμῶν
our
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ἀντὶ
instead of
in place of
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ἄρτων
loaves
of bread
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,
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καὶ
and
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ἐσόμεθα
we will be
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ἡμεῖς
we
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καὶ
and
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ἡ
the
or
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γῆ
land
earth
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ἡμῶν
our
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παῖδες
children
youths, servants
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τῷ
the
to the
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Φαραώ
Pharaoh
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·
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δὸς
give
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σπέρμα
seed
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,
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ἵνα
so that
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σπείρωμεν
we may sow
we sow
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,
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καὶ
and
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ζῶμεν
we live
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καὶ
and
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μὴ
not
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ἀποθάνωμεν
we die
we may die
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,
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καὶ
and
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ἡ
the
or
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γῆ
land
earth
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οὐκ
not
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ἐρημωθήσεται
will be desolated
will be made desolate
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.
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.