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16 “You can surrender your livestock,” Joseph replied. “I’ll feed them in exchange, since your money is gone.”

17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph traded food in exchange for horses, various flocks and herds, and donkeys. He fed them with food in exchange for their livestock during that year.

18 The following year, they came to him and reminded him, “We won’t hide from you, your Excellency, that we’ve spent all of our money, and that our livestock all belong to you. There’s nothing left to trade with you, your Excellency, except our bodies and our territories.

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16 “Then bring your livestock,(A)” said Joseph. “I will sell you food in exchange for your livestock, since your money is gone.(B) 17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and he gave them food in exchange for their horses,(C) their sheep and goats, their cattle and donkeys.(D) And he brought them through that year with food in exchange for all their livestock.

18 When that year was over, they came to him the following year and said, “We cannot hide from our lord the fact that since our money is gone(E) and our livestock belongs to you,(F) there is nothing left for our lord except our bodies and our land.

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