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Genesis 47:22

King James Version (KJV)

Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands.

Translations

Genesis 47:22 - Amplified Bible

Only the priests' land he did not buy, for the priests had a fixed pension from Pharaoh and lived on the amount Pharaoh gave them. So they did not sell their land.

Genesis 47:22 - American Standard Version

Only the land of the priests bought he not: for the priests had a portion from Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them; wherefore they sold not their land.

Genesis 47:22 - Bible in Basic English

Only he did not take the land of the priests, for the priests had their food given them by Pharaoh, and having what Pharaoh gave them, they had no need to give up their land.

Genesis 47:22 - Darby Bible

Only the land of the priests he did not buy; for the priests had an assigned portion from Pharaoh, and ate their assigned portion which Pharaoh had given them; so they did not sell their land.

Genesis 47:22 - English Standard Version

Only the land of the priests he did not buy, for the priests had a fixed allowance from Pharaoh and lived on the allowance that Pharaoh gave them; therefore they did not sell their land.

Genesis 47:22 - King James Version

Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands.

Genesis 47:22 - La Biblia de las Americas

Solamente la tierra de los sacerdotes no comprò, pues los sacerdotes tenìan raciòn de parte de Faraòn, y vivìan de la raciòn que Faraòn les daba. Por tanto no vendieron su tierra.

Genesis 47:22 - The Message

Joseph made an exception for the priests. He didn’t buy their land because they received a fixed salary from Pharaoh and were able to live off of that salary. So they didn’t need to sell their land.

Genesis 47:22 - New American Standard Bible

Only the land of the priests he did not buy, for the priests had an allotment from Pharaoh, and they lived off the allotment which Pharaoh gave them. Therefore, they did not sell their land.

Genesis 47:22 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Solamente la tierra de los sacerdotes no comprò, pues los sacerdotes tenìan raciòn de parte de Faraòn, y vivìan de la raciòn que Faraòn les daba. Por tanto no vendieron su tierra.

Genesis 47:22 - World English Bible

Only he didn`t buy the land of the priests, for the priests had a portion from Pharaoh, and ate their portion which Pharaoh gave them. That is why they didn`t sell their land.

Genesis 47:22 - Young's Living Translation

Only the ground of the priests he hath not bought, for the priests have a portion from Pharaoh, and they have eaten their portion which Pharaoh hath given to them, therefore they have not sold their ground.

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