Genesis 41:35
Good News Translation
Order them to collect all the food during the good years that are coming, and give them authority to store up grain in the cities and guard it.

New Revised Standard Version
Let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming, and lay up grain under the authority of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it.

Contemporary English Version
Give them the power to collect the grain during those good years and to store it in your cities.

New American Bible
They should collect all the food of these coming good years, gathering the grain under Pharaoh’s authority, for food in the cities, and they should guard it.

Douay-Rheims Bible
That shall now presently ensue: and let all the corn be laid up, under Pharao's hands, and be reserved in the cities.

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That shall now presently ensue: and let all the corn be laid up, under Pharao's hands, and be reserved in the cities.

gather.

Genesis 41:48,49,56 And all the abundance of grain was laid up in every city. . . .

Genesis 45:6,7 For it is two years since the famine began to be upon the land, and five years more remain, wherein there can be neither ploughing nor reaping. . . .

hand.

Exodus 4:13 But he said: I beseech thee, Lord, send whom thou wilt send.

Context
Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams
34That he may appoint overseers over all the countries: and gather into barns the fifth part of the fruits, during the seven fruitful years, 35That shall now presently ensue: and let all the corn be laid up, under Pharao's hands, and be reserved in the cities.36And let it be in readiness, against the famine of seven years to come, which shall oppress Egypt, and the land shall not be consumed with scarcity.…
Cross References
Genesis 41:34
That he may appoint overseers over all the countries: and gather into barns the fifth part of the fruits, during the seven fruitful years,

Genesis 41:36
And let it be in readiness, against the famine of seven years to come, which shall oppress Egypt, and the land shall not be consumed with scarcity.

Genesis 41:48
And all the abundance of grain was laid up in every city.

Genesis 41:34
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