Genesis 47:20⥂
_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.
_BSB:
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,
_Hebrew:
וַיִּ֨קֶן יוֹסֵ֜ף אֶת־ כָּל־ אַדְמַ֤ת מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ לְפַרְעֹ֔ה כִּֽי־ מָכְר֤וּ מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ אִ֣ישׁ שָׂדֵ֔הוּ כִּֽי־ חָזַ֥ק עֲלֵהֶ֖ם הָרָעָ֑ב וַתְּהִ֥י הָאָ֖רֶץ לְפַרְעֹֽה׃
_LXX:
Greek Text
_Topics:
EGYPT • EXTORTION • JOSEPH • LAND • MONOPOLY • STATECRAFT • USURPATION