And Joseph saved the food in Egypt during those seven years. Joseph stored the food in the cities. In every city, Joseph stored grain that grew in the fields around the city.
Genesis 47:21 - Easy To Read Version And all the people became slaves of Pharaoh. Everywhere in Egypt, people were Pharaoh’s slaves. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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, |
And Joseph saved the food in Egypt during those seven years. Joseph stored the food in the cities. In every city, Joseph stored grain that grew in the fields around the city.
So Joseph bought all the land in Egypt for Pharaoh. All the people in Egypt sold Joseph their fields. They did this because they were very hungry.
The only land Joseph didn’t buy was the land that the priests owned. The priests didn’t need to sell their land because Pharaoh paid them for their work. So they used this money to buy food to eat.