Joseph gathered all the excess food in the land of Egypt during the seven years and put it in the cities. He put the food in every city from the fields around it.
Genesis 47:21 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised and Joseph made the people servants from one end of Egypt to the other. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And as for the people, he removed them to cities and practically made slaves of them [at their own request], from one end of the borders of Egypt to the other. American Standard Version (1901) And as for the people, he removed them to the cities from one end of the border of Egypt even to the other end thereof. Common English Bible He moved the people to the cities from one end of Egypt to the other. Catholic Public Domain Version along with all of its people, from the newest borders of Egypt, even to its furthest limits, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And all its people from one end of the borders of Egypt, even to the other end thereof, |
Joseph gathered all the excess food in the land of Egypt during the seven years and put it in the cities. He put the food in every city from the fields around it.
In this way, Joseph acquired all the land in Egypt for Pharaoh, because every Egyptian sold his field since the famine was so severe for them. The land became Pharaoh’s,
The only land he did not acquire belonged to the priests, for they had an allowance from Pharaoh. They ate from their allowance that Pharaoh gave them; therefore they did not sell their land.