Genesis 47:26
So Joseph established a law that a fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh, and it is in effect in the land of Egypt to this day. Only the priests’ land does not belong to Pharaoh.
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ASV
And Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth; only the land of the priests alone became not Pharaoh’s.
KJV
And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh’s.
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Commentary
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּ֣שֶׂם | vai.Ya.sem | and he established | H7760 → |
| אֹתָ֣הּ | 'o.Tah | <obj.> it | H853 → |
| יוֹסֵ֡ף | yo.Sef | Joseph | H3130 → |
| לְחֹק֩ | le.Chok | to a statute | H2706 → |
| עַד־ | 'ad- | until | H5704 → |
| הַיּ֨וֹם | hai.Yom | the day | H3117 → |
| הַזֶּ֜ה | ha.Zeh | <the> this | H2088 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| אַדְמַ֥ת | 'ad.Mat | [the] land of | H127 → |
| מִצְרַ֛יִם | mitz.Ra.yim | Egypt | H4714 → |
| לְפַרְעֹ֖ה | le.far.'Oh | [belongs] to Pharaoh | H6547 → |
| לַחֹ֑מֶשׁ | la.Cho.mesh | to the fifth part | H2569 → |
| רַ֞ק | rak | only | H7535 → |
| אַדְמַ֤ת | 'ad.Mat | [the] land of | H127 → |
| הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ | ha.ko.ha.Nim | the priests | H3548 → |
| לְבַדָּ֔ם | le.va.Dam | to alone them | H905 → |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| הָיְתָ֖ה | ha.ye.Tah | it belonged | H1961 → |
| לְפַרְעֹֽה׃ | le.far.'Oh | to Pharaoh | H6547 → |
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