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Genesis 47:25

And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.

KJV

Qui responderunt : Salus nostra in manu tua est : respiciat nos tantum dominus noster, et læti serviemus regi.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπαν Σέσωκας ἡμᾶς, εὕρομεν χάριν ἐναντίον τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν, καὶ ἐσόμεθα παῖδες Φαραώ.

LXX

And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.

ASV

וַ/יֹּאמְר֖וּ הֶחֱיִתָ֑/נוּ נִמְצָא חֵן֙ בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔/י וְ/הָיִ֥ינוּ עֲבָדִ֖ים לְ/פַרְעֹֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

הוּ
hv
verb · 455×
חֵ֖ן
chn
noun · 69×
י
y
noun · 328×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 791×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
נִי
ny
verb · 264×
פַּרְעֹ֔ה
pr'h
proper_noun · 267×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 30:27 — And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.
  • Gen 32:5 — And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.
  • Gen 33:15 — And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.
  • Gen 33:15 — And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.
  • Gen 45:5 — Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.