Genesis 47:20

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.

And Joseph {H3130} bought {H7069} all the land {H127} of Egypt {H4714} for Pharaoh {H6547}; for the Egyptians {H4714} sold {H4376} every man {H376} his field {H7704}, because the famine {H7458} prevailed {H2388} over them: so the land {H776} became Pharaoh's {H6547}.

So Yosef acquired all the land in Egypt for Pharaoh, as one by one the Egyptians sold their fields, because the famine weighed on them so severely. Thus the land became the property of Pharaoh.

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,

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.

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