Genesis 47:14
in Genesis 47Joseph collected all the money to be found in the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan in exchange for the grain they were buying, and he brought it into Pharaoh’s palace.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the grain which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s house.
KJV
And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s house.
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This verse in Genesis 47
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
the famine was so severe
on Genesis 47:13-15
The seven lean years arrive as the dreams said. Genesis 41:32 had given the reason for the doubling, that God had determined the matter and would carry it out shortly. Joseph collects all the money in Egypt and Canaan into Pharaoh's palace, and then the money runs out.
This site's exposition
he brought it into Pharaoh’s palace
Money translates keseph, silver weighed out by the piece, for coins came centuries later. Joseph brings every shekel of it into the palace. The famine makes the crown the owner of the country's silver first.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And Joseph gathered up all the money,....
Silver and gold would not feed them, they must have corn. All the money of the kingdom was by this means brought into the exchequer.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
there was no bread in all the land--This probably refers to the second year of the famine (Ge 45:6) when any little stores of individuals or families were exhausted and when the people had become universally dependent on the government.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — starts-lowercase
Gathered up all the money - i. e., by selling corn out of the public stores to the people; and this he did till the money failed, Gen 47:15, till all the money was exchanged for corn, and brought into Pharaoh’s treasury.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
AND JOSEPH GATHERED UP ALL THE MONEY, etc. Scripture relates this and goes on to complete the subject in this entire section in order to make known Joseph’s excellence in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, 241 Exodus:3. and that he was a faithful man. Proverbs:6.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
20 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְלַקֵּ֣ט | vaylaket | and he gathered up | H3950 → | |
| יוֹסֵ֗ף | yosef | Joseph | H3130 → | 213 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ | hakesef | the money | H3701 → | 403 times |
| הַנִּמְצָ֤א | hanimtza' | which was found | H4672 → | 455 times |
| בְאֶֽרֶץ־ | veeretz- | in [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| וּבְאֶ֣רֶץ | uveeretz | and in [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| כְּנַ֔עַן | kenaan | Canaan | H3667 → | 94 times |
| בַּשֶּׁ֖בֶר | bashever | for the grain | H7668 → | 9 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הֵ֣ם | hem | they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| שֹׁבְרִ֑ים | shoerim | [were] buying grain | H7666 → | 21 times |
| וַיָּבֵ֥א | vaiyave' | and he brought | H935 → | 2568 times |
| יוֹסֵ֛ף | yosef | Joseph | H3130 → | 213 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַכֶּ֖סֶף | hakesef | the money | H3701 → | 403 times |
| בֵּ֥יתָה | beitah | [the] house of towards | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| פַרְעֹֽה׃ | faroh | Pharaoh | H6547 → | 274 times |
וַיְלַקֵּ֣טand he gathered up
vaylaketH3950 →
יוֹסֵ֗ףJoseph
yosefH3130 →213 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַכֶּ֙סֶף֙the money
hakesefH3701 →403 times
הַנִּמְצָ֤אwhich was found
hanimtza'H4672 →455 times
בְאֶֽרֶץ־in [the] land of
veeretz-H776 →2504 times
מִצְרַ֙יִם֙Egypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
וּבְאֶ֣רֶץand in [the] land of
uveeretzH776 →2504 times
כְּנַ֔עַןCanaan
kenaanH3667 →94 times
בַּשֶּׁ֖בֶרfor the grain
basheverH7668 →9 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
הֵ֣םthey
hemH1992 →553 times
שֹׁבְרִ֑ים[were] buying grain
shoerimH7666 →21 times
וַיָּבֵ֥אand he brought
vaiyave'H935 →2568 times
יוֹסֵ֛ףJoseph
yosefH3130 →213 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַכֶּ֖סֶףthe money
hakesefH3701 →403 times
בֵּ֥יתָה[the] house of towards
beitahH1004 →2046 times
פַרְעֹֽה׃Pharaoh
farohH6547 →274 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Peter 4:10As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.
it leads to
- Romans 12:6–8
We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith;
- 1 Corinthians 12:4–11
There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.
- 1 Corinthians 4:1–2
So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
- Mark 10:45
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
- Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
- Romans 12:6–8
Through
1 Corinthians 4:2Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.
it leads to
- Matthew 25:21
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- Luke 12:42
And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?
- Luke 16:10–12
Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
- Matthew 25:21
Where this verse is studied
About Genesis

Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJosephThe rejected-then-exalted son — Genesis's great Christ-type; preserver of his family and of Egypt; the bridge into Exodus.
- PlaceThe NileEgyptThe land where Joseph rose, where Israel grew into a nation in bondage, where the Passover lamb was slain and the sea opened, and…
- PlaceThe LevantCanaanThe land God promised to Abraham's seed, walked and marked with altars by the patriarchs and possessed under Joshua four centuries…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
