Gen 47:15 | NET2full | STEP | When the money from the lands of Egypt and Canaan was used up , all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said , “ Give us food ! Why should we die before your very eyes because our money has run out ?”

Genesis 47:15

15 When the money from the lands of Egypt and Canaan was used up, all the Egyptians ^{▼▼tn Heb “all Egypt.” The expression is a metonymy and refers to all the people of Egypt.} came to Joseph and said, “Give us food! Why should we die ^{▼▼tn The imperfect verbal form has a deliberative force here.} before your very eyes because our money has run out?”