Genesis 47:19

Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.

Cross-reference

Genesis 47:23 Historical context

Genesis 47:23 is the immediate sequel: Joseph buys the land and gives seed — the direct fulfillment of the plea in verse 19.

Genesis 47:15 Historical context

In Genesis 47:15, the Egyptians first plead for food when money runs out; here they escalate to offering land and servitude.

Genesis 47:26 Historical context

Genesis 47:26 records the resulting statute from this request — Pharaoh gets a fifth of produce, except priests' land.

Nehemiah 5:3 directly parallels selling land for food during famine, just as the Egyptians offered their land for seed.

Job 2:4 Parallel

Job 2:4 states the principle 'all that a man has he will give for his life' — the same desperation shown here.

Lamentations 1:11 describes people trading 'pleasant things' for bread to survive — identical exchange of possessions for food.

Matthew 16:26 contrasts: exchanging all for physical life (here) versus gaining the whole world but losing the soul — spiritual vs. earthly value.

Philippians 3:8 contrasts: Paul counts all as loss for Christ, while here people give all to save physical life — earthly vs. eternal gain.

Psalm 105:16 summarizes the famine that prompted the plea here — God broke the staff of bread in Egypt.

Lamentations 5:6 mentions submitting to Egypt to get bread, recalling the same reliance on Pharaoh for survival.