Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So Joseph bought all the land in Egypt for Pharaoh. The Egyptians, one and all, sold their fields, because the famine was too severe for them. The land became Pharaoh’s, New Living Translation So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh. All the Egyptians sold him their fields because the famine was so severe, and soon all the land belonged to Pharaoh. English Standard Version So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for all the Egyptians sold their fields, because the famine was severe on them. The land became Pharaoh’s. Berean Standard Bible 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, King James Bible 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. New King James Version Then Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for every man of the Egyptians sold his field, because the famine was severe upon them. So the land became Pharaoh’s. New American Standard Bible So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for every Egyptian sold his field, because the famine was severe upon them. So the land became Pharaoh’s. NASB 1995 So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for every Egyptian sold his field, because the famine was severe upon them. Thus the land became Pharaoh’s. NASB 1977 So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for every Egyptian sold his field, because the famine was severe upon them. Thus the land became Pharaoh’s. Legacy Standard Bible So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for every Egyptian sold his field because the famine was severe upon them. Thus the land became Pharaoh’s. Amplified Bible So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for every Egyptian sold his field because the famine was severe upon them. So the land became Pharaoh’s. Christian Standard Bible In this way, Joseph acquired all the land in Egypt for Pharaoh, because every Egyptian sold his field since the famine was so severe for them. The land became Pharaoh’s, Holman Christian Standard Bible In this way, Joseph acquired all the land in Egypt for Pharaoh, because every Egyptian sold his field since the famine was so severe for them. The land became Pharaoh’s, American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version The famine became so severe that Joseph finally bought every piece of land in Egypt for the king English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Joseph bought all the land in Egypt for Pharaoh. Every Egyptian sold his fields because the famine was so severe. The land became Pharaoh's. Good News Translation Joseph bought all the land in Egypt for the king. Every Egyptian was forced to sell his land, because the famine was so severe; and all the land became the king's property. International Standard Version So Joseph purchased all of the Egyptian territory for Pharaoh. Every Egyptian sold his field, because the famine's effect was so severe. That's how Pharaoh came to own the land. Majority Standard Bible 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, NET Bible So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh. Each of the Egyptians sold his field, for the famine was severe. So the land became Pharaoh's. New Heart English Bible So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, because every Egyptian sold his field, since the famine was severe on them. So the land became Pharaoh?s. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for every man of the Egyptians sold his field, because the famine was severe on them, and the land became Pharaoh’s. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Joseph buys all the ground of Egypt for Pharaoh, for the Egyptians have each sold his field, for the famine has been severe on them, and the land becomes Pharaoh’s; Young's Literal Translation And Joseph buyeth all the ground of Egypt for Pharaoh, for the Egyptians have sold each his field, for the famine hath been severe upon them, and the land becometh Pharaoh's; Smith's Literal Translation And Joseph will buy all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold each his field, for the famine was strong over them: and the land will be to Pharaoh. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleSo Joseph bought all the land of Egypt, every man selling his possessions, because of the greatness of the famine. And he brought it into Pharao's hands: Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, Joseph bought all the land of Egypt, each one selling his possessions because of the magnitude of the famine. And he subjected it to Pharaoh, New American Bible So Joseph acquired all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh. Each of the Egyptians sold his field, since the famine weighed heavily upon them. Thus the land passed over to Pharaoh, New Revised Standard Version So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh. All the Egyptians sold their fields, because the famine was severe upon them; and the land became Pharaoh’s. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd 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. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Yoseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, because the Egyptians sold, each man, his field, because the famine was severe upon them and it became the land of Pharaoh. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917So 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Joseph bought all the land of the Egyptians, for Pharao; for the Egyptians sold their land to Pharao; for the famine prevailed against them, and the land became Pharao's. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Joseph's Leadership During the Famine…19Why should we perish before your eyes—we and our land as well? Purchase us and our land in exchange for food. Then we, along with our land, will be slaves to Pharaoh. Give us seed that we may live and not die, and that the land may not become desolate.” 20So 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, 21and Joseph reduced the people to servitude from one end of Egypt to the other.… Cross References Genesis 41:56-57 When the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians; for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt. / And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth. Genesis 47:13-14 There was no food, however, in all that region, because the famine was so severe; the lands of Egypt and Canaan had been exhausted by the famine. / Joseph collected all the money to be found in the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan in exchange for the grain they were buying, and he brought it into Pharaoh’s palace. Exodus 1:11 So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh. Leviticus 25:23-24 The land must not be sold permanently, because it is Mine, and you are but foreigners and residents with Me. / Thus for every piece of property you possess, you must provide for the redemption of the land. 1 Kings 21:15-16 When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, who refused to give it to you for silver. For Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.” / And when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. 2 Kings 8:6 When the king asked the woman, she confirmed it. So the king appointed for her an officer, saying, “Restore all that was hers, along with all the proceeds of the field from the day that she left the country until now.” Nehemiah 5:3-5 Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine.” / Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards. / We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.” Isaiah 5:8 Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land. Jeremiah 32:43-44 And fields will be bought in this land about which you are saying, ‘It is a desolation, without man or beast; it has been delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans.’ / Fields will be purchased with silver, and deeds will be signed, sealed, and witnessed in the land of Benjamin, in the areas surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah—the cities of the hill country, the foothills, and the Negev—because I will restore them from captivity, declares the LORD.” Ezekiel 7:12-13 The time has come; the day has arrived. Let the buyer not rejoice and the seller not mourn, for wrath is upon the whole multitude. / The seller will surely not recover what he sold while both remain alive. For the vision concerning the whole multitude will not be revoked, and because of their iniquity, not one of them will preserve his life. Matthew 6:19-21 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 19:21-22 Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.” / When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth. Mark 10:21-22 Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.” / But the man was saddened by these words and went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth. Luke 12:16-21 Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. / So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ / Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods. ... Luke 18:22-23 On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.” / But when the ruler heard this, he became very sad, because he was extremely wealthy. Treasury of Scripture 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. no references listed for this verse. Jump to Previous Bought Buyeth Egypt Egyptian Egyptians Exchange Famine Field Fields Food Great Ground Joseph Pharaoh Pharaoh's Prevailed Severe Soil Sold SoreJump to Next Bought Buyeth Egypt Egyptian Egyptians Exchange Famine Field Fields Food Great Ground Joseph Pharaoh Pharaoh's Prevailed Severe Soil Sold SoreGenesis 47 1. Joseph presents his father, and five of his brothers before Pharaoh.11. He gives them habitation and maintenance. 13. He gets the Egyptian's money; 16. their cattle; 18. and their lands, except the priests', to Pharaoh. 23. He restores the land for a fifth. 28. Jacob's age. 29. He swears Joseph to bury him with his fathers. So Joseph acquired for Pharaoh all the land in Egypt; Joseph, as the vizier of Egypt, acted on behalf of Pharaoh, consolidating power and resources during a time of crisis. This acquisition of land reflects the centralization of authority, a common practice in ancient Near Eastern monarchies. Joseph's actions can be seen as a fulfillment of the dreams he interpreted for Pharaoh, where he foresaw the need to prepare for a severe famine. This centralization also foreshadows the later enslavement of the Israelites, as the Egyptians themselves become dependent on Pharaoh's provisions. Joseph's role as a savior figure during the famine can be seen as a type of Christ, who provides spiritual sustenance and salvation. the Egyptians, one and all, sold their fields because the famine was so severe upon them. The land became Pharaoh’s, Persons / Places / Events 1. JosephThe son of Jacob, who rose to power in Egypt as Pharaoh's second-in-command. He was responsible for managing the resources during the severe famine. 2. Pharaoh The ruler of Egypt, who benefited from Joseph's management of the famine crisis, acquiring all the land in Egypt. 3. Egyptians The people of Egypt who, due to the severity of the famine, sold their land to Pharaoh in exchange for food. 4. Famine A severe and prolonged shortage of food that affected Egypt and surrounding regions, leading to economic and social changes. 5. Egypt The land where these events took place, a significant location in the biblical account, especially in the account of Joseph and the Israelites. Teaching Points Stewardship and WisdomJoseph's management of resources during the famine demonstrates the importance of wise stewardship and planning for future needs. Economic Impact of Crisis The famine led to significant economic changes, reminding us of the need to trust God and seek His wisdom in times of crisis. God's Sovereignty Despite the difficult circumstances, God's plan was at work, using Joseph to preserve life and fulfill His promises to Abraham's descendants. Dependence on God The Egyptians' dependence on Pharaoh for survival can remind us of our need to depend on God, who provides for our needs. Social Justice and Compassion The account challenges us to consider how we respond to those in need and the importance of compassion and justice in our dealings with others.(20) So the land became Pharaoh's.--Joseph has been accused of reducing a free people to slavery by his policy. Undoubtedly he did vastly increase the royal power; but from what we read of the vassalage under which the Egyptians lived to a multitude of petty sovereigns, and also to their wives, their priests, and their embalmers, an increase in the power of the king, so as to make it predominant, would be to their advantage. The statement made here that the land in Egypt belonged entirely to the king is confirmed by Herodotus and other Greek authorities. The same is the case in India at this day; only, instead of the rent being a fifth part of the produce, it is in India a fixed annual sum, which is settled at comparatively distant intervals. In Burmah the agriculturists hold their land directly from the Crown.Verse 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 (literally, and) the land became Pharaoh's. From this it may be concluded that originally Pharaoh had no legal claim to the soil, but that the people had a valid title to its absolute possession, each man being regarded as the legitimate proprietor of the portion on which he had expended the labor of cultivation. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So Josephיוֹסֵ֜ף (yō·w·sêp̄) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites acquired וַיִּ֨קֶן (way·yi·qen) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7069: To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own for Pharaoh לְפַרְעֹ֔ה (lə·p̄ar·‘ōh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the land אַדְמַ֤ת (’aḏ·maṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 127: Ground, land in Egypt; מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa the Egyptians, מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4713: Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt one and all, אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 582: Man, mankind sold מָכְר֤וּ (mā·ḵə·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 4376: To sell their fields שָׂדֵ֔הוּ (śā·ḏê·hū) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7704: Field, land because כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the famine הָרָעָ֑ב (hā·rā·‘āḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7458: Famine, hunger was so severe חָזַ֥ק (ḥā·zaq) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer upon them. עֲלֵהֶ֖ם (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against The land הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land became Pharaoh’s, וַתְּהִ֥י (wat·tə·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be Links Genesis 47:20 NIVGenesis 47:20 NLT Genesis 47:20 ESV Genesis 47:20 NASB Genesis 47:20 KJV Genesis 47:20 BibleApps.com Genesis 47:20 Biblia Paralela Genesis 47:20 Chinese Bible Genesis 47:20 French Bible Genesis 47:20 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 47:20 So Joseph bought all the land (Gen. 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