Genesis 47:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh. The Egyptians sold their fields, because the famine was severe upon them. The land became Pharaoh’s.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּ֨קֶן יוֹסֵ֜ף אֶת־כָּל־אַדְמַ֤ת מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ לְפַרְעֹ֔ה כִּֽי־מָכְר֤וּ מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ אִ֣ישׁ שָׂדֵ֔הוּ כִּֽי־חָזַ֥ק עֲלֵהֶ֖ם הָרָעָ֑ב וַתְּהִ֥י הָאָ֖רֶץ לְפַרְעֹֽה׃

Transliteration

wə-yiqen yôsēp̄ ʾeṯ-kāl-ʾaḏmaṯ miṣrayim for lə-p̄ar'ōh for kî-māḵərû miṣrayim ʾîš śāḏēhû because kî-ḥāzaq upon them the hārā'āḇ wə-təhî the hāʾāreṣ to lə-p̄ar'ōh

Grammar Details

• *wə-yiqen*: conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and bought
• *yôsēp̄*: proper noun - Joseph
• *ʾeṯ-kāl-ʾaḏmaṯ*: direct object marker + noun masculine singular construct + noun feminine singular construct - all the land of
• *miṣrayim*: proper noun - Egypt
• *lə-p̄ar'ōh*: preposition + proper noun - to/for Pharaoh
• *kî-māḵərû*: conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd common plural - for sold
• *ʾîš*: noun masculine singular - each man
• *śāḏēhû*: noun masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his field
• *kî-ḥāzaq*: conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - for was strong/severe
• upon them: preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - upon them
• *hārā'āḇ*: definite article + noun masculine singular - the famine
• *wə-təhî*: conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and became
• *hāʾāreṣ*: definite article + noun feminine singular - the land

Word Meanings

• *wə-yiqen*: bought/purchased/acquired
• *kî-ḥāzaq*: was strong/was severe/prevailed

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  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.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Ioseph boughte all the lande of Egipte for Pharao. For the Egiptians solde euery man his londe because the derth was sore apo them: and so the londe be came Pharaos.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  So Ioseph toke all the lande of Egipte in for Pharao: for the Egipcians solde euery man his lande, because ye derth was so mightie vpon them: and so the lode became Pharaos,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So Ioseph bought all the lande of Egypt for Pharaoh: for the Egyptians solde euery man his ground because the famine was sore vpon the: so the land became Pharaohs.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And so Ioseph bought all the lande of Egypt for Pharao: For the Egyptians solde euery man his possessions, because the dearth was so sore vpon them: and so the lande became Pharaos.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine was severe on them, and the land became Pharaoh's.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So Joseph got all the land in Egypt for Pharaoh; for every Egyptian gave up his land in exchange for food, because of their great need; so all the land became Pharaoh's.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  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.