Genesis 47:20
So Joseph acquired for Pharaoh all the land in Egypt; the Egyptians, one and all, sold their fields because the famine was so severe upon them. The land became Pharaoh’s,
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ASV
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.
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.
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּ֨קֶן | vai.Yi.ken | and he bought | H7069 → |
| יוֹסֵ֜ף | yo.Sef | Joseph | H3130 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → |
| אַדְמַ֤ת | 'ad.Mat | [the] land of | H127 → |
| מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ | mitz.Ra.yim | Egypt | H4714 → |
| לְפַרְעֹ֔ה | le.far.'Oh | to Pharaoh | H6547 → |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → |
| מָכְר֤וּ | ma.khe.Ru | they sold | H4376 → |
| מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ | mitz.Ra.yim | Egypt | H4713 → |
| אִ֣ישׁ | 'ish | everyone | H376 → |
| שָׂדֵ֔הוּ | sa.De.hu | field his | H7704 → |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → |
| חָזַ֥ק | cha.Zak | it was severe | H2388 → |
| עֲלֵהֶ֖ם | 'a.le.Hem | on them | H5921 → |
| הָרָעָ֑ב | ha.ra.'Av | the famine | H7458 → |
| וַתְּהִ֥י | va.te.Hi | and it be[longed] | H1961 → |
| הָאָ֖רֶץ | ha.'A.retz | the land | H776 → |
| לְפַרְעֹֽה׃ | le.far.'Oh | to Pharaoh | H6547 → |
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