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23 Then Joseph said to the people, “Now that I have this day bought you and your land for Pharaoh, here is seed for you; sow the land.

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23 Joseph said to the people, “Now that I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh, here is seed(A) for you so you can plant the ground.(B)

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10 He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness.[a]

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  1. 9.10 Or benevolence

10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food(A) will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.(B)

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The Faithful or the Unfaithful Slave

45 “Who, then, is the faithful and wise slave whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves[a] their allowance of food at the proper time?(A)

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  1. 24.45 Gk to give them

45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant,(A) whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time?

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10 For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven
    and do not return there until they have watered the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout,
    giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,(A)

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10 As the rain(A) and the snow
    come down from heaven,
and do not return to it
    without watering the earth
and making it bud and flourish,(B)
    so that it yields seed(C) for the sower and bread for the eater,(D)

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24 Do those who plow for sowing plow continually?
    Do they continually open and harrow their ground?
25 When they have leveled its surface,
    do they not scatter dill, sow cumin,
and plant wheat in rows
    and barley in its proper place[a]
    and spelt as the border?

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  1. 28.25 Meaning of Heb uncertain

24 When a farmer plows for planting,(A) does he plow continually?
    Does he keep on breaking up and working the soil?
25 When he has leveled the surface,
    does he not sow caraway and scatter cumin?(B)
Does he not plant wheat in its place,[a]
    barley(C) in its plot,[b]
    and spelt(D) in its field?

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  1. Isaiah 28:25 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
  2. Isaiah 28:25 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

In the morning sow your seed, and at evening do not let your hands be idle, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.(A)

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Sow your seed in the morning,
    and at evening let your hands not be idle,(A)
for you do not know which will succeed,
    whether this or that,
    or whether both will do equally well.

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23 The field of the poor may yield much food,
    but it is swept away through injustice.(A)

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23 An unplowed field produces food for the poor,
    but injustice sweeps it away.

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11 Those who till their land will have plenty of food,
    but those who follow worthless pursuits have no sense.(A)

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11 Those who work their land will have abundant food,
    but those who chase fantasies have no sense.(A)

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26 The people curse those who hold back grain,
    but a blessing is on the head of those who sell it.(A)

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26 People curse the one who hoards grain,
    but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.

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It is well with those who deal generously and lend,
    who conduct their affairs with justice.

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Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely,(A)
    who conduct their affairs with justice.

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36 And there he lets the hungry live,
    and they establish a town to live in;
37 they sow fields and plant vineyards
    and get a fruitful yield.(A)

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36 there he brought the hungry to live,
    and they founded a city where they could settle.
37 They sowed fields and planted vineyards(A)
    that yielded a fruitful harvest;

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Psalm 41

Assurance of God’s Help and a Plea for Healing

To the leader. A Psalm of David.

Happy are those who consider the poor;[a]
    the Lord delivers them in the day of trouble.(A)

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  1. 41.1 Or weak

Psalm 41[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

Blessed(A) are those who have regard for the weak;(B)
    the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.(C)

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  1. Psalm 41:1 In Hebrew texts 41:1-13 is numbered 41:2-14.

For the famine has been in the land these two years, and there are five more years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvest.

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For two years now there has been famine(A) in the land, and for the next five years there will be no plowing and reaping.

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