Genesis 47:15

47:15 When the money from the lands of Egypt and Canaan was used up, all the Egyptians23 came to Joseph and said, “Give us food! Why should we die24 before your very eyes because our money has run out?”

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23	tn Heb “all Egypt.” The expression is a metonymy and refers to all the people of Egypt.
24	tn The imperfect verbal form has a deliberative force here.