Genesis 47
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Genesis 47:19-26

19wherefore should weH587 dieH4191 beforeH5869 thine eyesH5869, bothH1571 weH587 and our landH127? buyH7069 usH5414 and our landH127 for breadH3899, and weH587 and our landH127 will be servantsH5650 unto PharaohH6547: and giveH5414 usH5414 seedH2233, that weH587 may liveH2421, and notH3808 dieH4191, and that the landH127 be notH3808 desolateH3456.

20SoH1961 JosephH3130 boughtH7069 allH3605 the landH776 of EgyptH4714 for PharaohH6547; for the EgyptiansH4714 soldH4376 everyH3605 manH376 his fieldH7704, becauseH3588 the famineH7458 was sore uponH5921 them: and the landH776 becameH1961 Pharaoh’sH6547.

21And as for the peopleH5971, he removed them to the citiesH5892 from one endH7097 of the borderH1366 of EgyptH4714 evenH5704 to the other endH7097 thereof.

22OnlyH7535 the landH127 of the priestsH3548 boughtH7069 he notH3808: for the priestsH3548 had a portionH2706 from PharaohH6547, and didH834 eatH398 their portionH2706 whichH834 PharaohH6547 gaveH5414 them; wherefore they soldH4376 notH3808 their landH127.

23Then JosephH3130 saidH559 unto the peopleH5971, BeholdH2005, I have boughtH7069 youH3117 this dayH3117 and your landH127 for PharaohH6547: loH2005, hereH2005 is seedH2233 for youH3117, and ye shall sowH2232 the landH127.

24And it shall comeH1961 to passH1961 at the ingatherings, that ye shall giveH5414 a fifthH2549 unto PharaohH6547, and fourH702 partsH3027 shall be your ownH1961, for seedH2233 of the fieldH7704, and for your foodH400, and for them of your householdsH1004, and for foodH400 for your littleH2945 onesH2945.

25And they saidH559, Thou hast saved our livesH2421: letH1961 usH559 findH4672 graceH2580 in the sightH5869 of my lordH113, and weH4672 will be Pharaoh’sH6547 servantsH5650.

26And JosephH3130 madeH7760 it a statuteH2706 concerning the landH127 of EgyptH4714 unto this dayH3117, that PharaohH6547 should have the fifthH2569; onlyH7535 the landH127 of the priestsH3548 aloneH905 becameH1961 notH3808 Pharaoh’sH6547.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain