Genesis 47:23⥂
_KJV:
Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, [here is] seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.
_BSB:
Then Joseph said to the people, “Now that I have acquired you and your land for Pharaoh this day, here is seed for you to sow in the land.
_Hebrew:
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יוֹסֵף֙ אֶל־ הָעָ֔ם הֵן֩ קָנִ֨יתִי אֶתְכֶ֥ם הַיּ֛וֹם וְאֶת־ אַדְמַתְכֶ֖ם לְפַרְעֹ֑ה הֵֽא־ לָכֶ֣ם זֶ֔רַע וּזְרַעְתֶּ֖ם אֶת־ הָאֲדָמָֽה׃
_LXX:
Greek Text
_Topics:
EGYPT • EXTORTION • JOSEPH • LAND • MONOPOLY • STATECRAFT • USURPATION