Genesis 47:20-22
New King James Version
20 Then Joseph (A)bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for every man of the Egyptians sold his field, because the famine was severe upon them. So the land became Pharaoh’s. 21 And as for the people, he [a]moved them into the cities, from one end of the borders of Egypt to the other end. 22 (B)Only the land of the (C)priests he did not buy; for the priests had rations allotted to them by Pharaoh, and they ate their rations which Pharaoh gave them; therefore they did not sell their lands.
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- Genesis 47:21 So with MT, Tg.; Sam., LXX, Vg. made the people virtual slaves
Genesis 47:20-22
English Standard Version
20 So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for all the Egyptians sold their fields, because the famine was severe on them. The land became Pharaoh's. 21 As for the people, he made servants of them[a] from one end of Egypt to the other. 22 (A)Only the land of the priests he did not buy, for the priests had a fixed allowance from Pharaoh and lived on the allowance that Pharaoh gave them; therefore they did not sell their land.
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- Genesis 47:21 Samaritan, Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew he removed them to the cities
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