Genesis 47:21-23

EasyEnglish Bible

²¹ Joseph made all the people become slaves, wherever they lived in Egypt. ²² But Joseph did not buy the land which belonged to the priests. Pharaoh himself gave the priests enough food. So the priests did not have to sell their land.

²³ Joseph said to the people, ‘Now I have bought you and your land for Pharaoh. So I will give you some seed to plant in your fields.