Genesis 47:22

Bible › Genesis › Chapter 47 › Verse 22

Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands.However, he did not acquire the priests’ portion of the land, for it had been given to them by Pharaoh. They ate the rations that Pharaoh supplied; so they did not sell their land.

In other translations

Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands.However, he did not acquire the priests’ portion of the land, for it had been given to them by Pharaoh. They ate the rations that Pharaoh supplied; so they did not sell their land.

Hebrew words

רַקrakonlyH7535אַדְמַת'admat[the] land ofH127הַכֹּהֲנִיםhakohanimthe priestsH3548לֹאlo'notH3808קָנָהkanahhe boughtH7069כִּיkiforH3588חֹקchokan allowanceH2706לַכֹּהֲנִיםlakohanim[belonged] to the priestsH3548מֵאֵתme'etfrom withH854פַּרְעֹהpar'ohPharaohH6547וְאָכְלוּve'akheluand they eatH398אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853חֻקָּםchukamallowance theirH2706אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834נָתַןnatanhe gaveH5414לָהֶםlahemto themפַּרְעֹהpar'ohPharaohH6547עַל־'al-there-H5921כֵּןken-foreH3651לֹאlo'notH3808מָכְרוּmakheruthey soldH4376אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אַדְמָתָם׃'admatamland theirH127

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

People: Pharaoh (Genesis 37)

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