Genesis 47:21

Good News Translation

Joseph made slaves of the people from one end of Egypt to the other.

Cross References

Genesis 41:48

all of which Joseph collected and stored in the cities. In each city he stored the food from the fields around it.

Genesis 47:20

Joseph bought all the land in Egypt for the king. Every Egyptian was forced to sell his land, because the famine was so severe; and all the land became the king's property.

Genesis 47:22

The only land he did not buy was the land that belonged to the priests. They did not have to sell their lands, because the king gave them an allowance to live on.