Genesis 47:22 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

3 Then Joseph said to the people : Be- hold as you see, both you and your lands belong to Pharao: take seed and sow the fields,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Only the priests' land he did not buy, for the priests had a fixed pension from Pharaoh and lived on the amount Pharaoh gave them. So they did not sell their land.

American Standard Version (1901)

Only the land of the priests bought he not: for the priests had a portion from Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them; wherefore they sold not their land.

Common English Bible

However, he didn’t buy the farmland of the priests because Pharaoh allowed the priests a subsidy, and they were able to eat from the subsidy Pharaoh gave them. Therefore, they didn’t have to sell their farmland.

Catholic Public Domain Version

except the land of the priests, which had been delivered to them by the king. To these also a portion of food was supplied out of the public storehouses, and, for this reason, they were not compelled to sell their possessions.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Except the land of the priests, which had been given them by the king: to whom also a certain allowance of food was given out of the public stores. And therefore they were not forced to sell their possessions.

Genesis 47:22 Cross References

Genesis 14:18

8 But Melchisedech the king of Salem, bringing forth bread and wine, for he was the priest of the most high God,

Genesis 41:45

6 (Now he was thirty years old when he stood before king Pharao) and he went round all the countries of Egypt.

Genesis 41:50

1 And he called the name of the first born Manasses, saying: God hath made me to forget all my labours, and my father's house.

Genesis 47:21

2 Except the land of the priests, which had been given them by the king: to whom also a certain allowance of food was given out of the public stores, and therefore they were not forced to sell their possessions.

Genesis 47:23

4 That you may have corn. The fifth part you shall give to the king: the other four you shall have for seed, and for food for your families and children.

Genesis 47:26

7 So Israel dwelt in Egypt, that is, in the land of Gessen, and possessed it: and grew, and was multiplied exceedingly.

2 Samuel 8:18

Then king David sent, and brought him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodabar.

Ezra 7:24

Now these are the chiefs of families, and the genealogy of them, who came up with me from Babylon in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.

Nehemiah 13:10

5 In those days I saw in Juda some treading the presses on the sabbath, and carrying sheaves, and lading asses with wine, and grapes, and figs, and all manner of burthens, and bringing them into Jerusalem on the sabbath day. And I charged them that they should sell on a day on which it was lawful to sell.

Matthew 10:10

8 And you shall be brought before governors, and before kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles:

1 Corinthians 9:13

2 To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak. I became all things to all men, that I might save all.

Galatians 6:6

5 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.

Deuteronomy 12:19

4 But thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water,

2 Thessalonians 3:10

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus our hope:

1 Timothy 5:17

Whosoever are servants under the yoke, let them count their masters worthy of all honour; lest the name of the Lord and his doctrine be blasphemed.