Genesis 47:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh’s.”
Genesis 47:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 47:20 in 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 47:20 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Genesis 47:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for every man of the Egyptians sold his field, because the famine was severe on them, and the land became Pharaoh’s.”
Genesis 47:20 — World English Bible
Genesis 47:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine was sore upon them: and the land became Pharaoh’s.”
Genesis 47:20 — American Standard Version
Genesis 47:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Joseph buyeth all the ground of Egypt for Pharaoh, for the Egyptians have sold each his field, for the famine hath been severe upon them, and the land becometh Pharaoh's;”
Genesis 47:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 47:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Joseph bought all the soil of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them; and the land became Pharaoh's.”
Genesis 47:20 — Darby Translation
Genesis 47:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So Ioseph bought all the lande of Egypt for Pharaoh: for the Egyptians solde euery man his ground because the famine was sore vpon the: so the land became Pharaohs.”
Genesis 47:20 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 47:20 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for each of the Egyptians sold his field because the famine was strong upon them, and the land became Pharaoh's.”
Genesis 47:20 — The Living Sword
Genesis 47:20 in Context — Genesis 47
18 Lorsque cette année fut écoulée, ils vinrent à Joseph l’année suivante, et lui dirent: Nous ne cacherons point à mon seigneur que l’argent est épuisé, et que les troupeaux de bétail ont été amenés à mon seigneur; il ne reste devant mon seigneur que nos corps et nos terres.
19 Pourquoi mourrions-nous sous tes yeux, nous et nos terres? Achète-nous avec nos terres contre du pain, et nous appartiendrons à mon seigneur, nous et nos terres. Donne-nous de quoi semer, afin que nous vivions et que nous ne mourions pas, et que nos terres ne soient pas désolées.
20 Joseph acheta toutes les terres de l’Égypte pour Pharaon; car les Égyptiens vendirent chacun leur champ, parce que la famine les pressait. Et le pays devint la propriété de Pharaon.
21 Il fit passer le peuple dans les villes, d’un bout à l’autre des frontières de l’Égypte.
22 Seulement, il n’acheta point les terres des prêtres, parce qu’il y avait une loi de Pharaon en faveur des prêtres, qui vivaient du revenu que leur assurait Pharaon: c’est pourquoi ils ne vendirent point leurs terres.
What Does Genesis 47:20 Mean?
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