Genesis 47:20
Bible › Genesis › Chapter 47 › Verse 20
And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh’s.So Joseph acquired for Pharaoh all the land in Egypt; the Egyptians, one and all, sold their fields because the famine was so severe upon them. The land became Pharaoh’s,
In other translations
And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh’s.So Joseph acquired for Pharaoh all the land in Egypt; the Egyptians, one and all, sold their fields because the famine was so severe upon them. The land became Pharaoh’s,
Hebrew words
וַיִּקֶןvaiyikenand he boughtH7069יוֹסֵףyosefJosephH3130אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853כָּל־kol-allH3605אַדְמַת'admat[the] land ofH127מִצְרַיִםmitzrayimEgyptH4714לְפַרְעֹהlefar'ohto PharaohH6547כִּי־ki-forH3588מָכְרוּmakheruthey soldH4376מִצְרַיִםmitzrayimEgyptH4713אִישׁ'isheveryoneH376שָׂדֵהוּsadehufield hisH7704כִּי־ki-forH3588חָזַקchazakit was severeH2388עֲלֵהֶם'alehemon themH5921הָרָעָבhara'avthe famineH7458וַתְּהִיvatehiand it be[longed]H1961הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776לְפַרְעֹה׃lefar'ohto PharaohH6547
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People and places
People: Joseph, Pharaoh (Genesis 37)
Places: Egypt