So he gathered all the food in the land of Egypt during the seven years, and put food in the cities; the food from the city fields surrounding the cities he put in each city.
Genesis 47:21 - Tree of Life Version He made the people slaves from one end of Egypt’s border to the other. 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, |
So he gathered all the food in the land of Egypt during the seven years, and put food in the cities; the food from the city fields surrounding the cities he put in each city.
So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh because the Egyptians, each one, sold his field, for the famine overcame them. Thus the land became Pharaoh’s.
Only he did not buy the land belonging to the priests, because the priests had an allotment from Pharaoh, and they ate their allotment that Pharaoh gave them. Therefore they did not sell their land.