Genesis 47:20
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
7069 [e]וַיִּ֨קֶן
way-yi-qen
And boughtConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
3130 [e]יוֹסֵ֜ף
yō-w-sêp̄
JosephN-proper-ms
853 [e]אֶת־
’eṯ-
-DirObjM
3605 [e]כָּל־
kāl-
allN-msc
127 [e]אַדְמַ֤ת
’aḏ-maṯ
the landN-fsc
4714 [e]מִצְרַ֙יִם֙
miṣ-ra-yim
of EgyptN-proper-fs
6547 [e]לְפַרְעֹ֔ה
lə-p̄ar-‘ōh,
for PharaohPrep-l | N-proper-ms
3588 [e]כִּֽי־
kî-
forConj
4376 [e]מָכְר֤וּ
mā-ḵə-rū
soldV-Qal-Perf-3cp
4713 [e]מִצְרַ֙יִם֙
miṣ-ra-yim
EgyptN-proper-fs
582 [e]אִ֣ישׁ
’îš
every manN-ms
7704 [e]שָׂדֵ֔הוּ
śā-ḏê-hū,
his fieldN-msc | 3ms
3588 [e]כִּֽי־
kî-
becauseConj
2388 [e]חָזַ֥ק
ḥā-zaq
was severeV-Qal-Perf-3ms
5921 [e]עֲלֵהֶ֖ם
‘ă-lê-hem
upon themPrep | 3mp
7458 [e]הָרָעָ֑ב
hā-rā-‘āḇ;
the famineArt | N-ms
1961 [e]וַתְּהִ֥י
wat-tə-hî
So becameConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs
776 [e]הָאָ֖רֶץ
hā-’ā-reṣ
the landArt | N-fs
6547 [e]לְפַרְעֹֽה׃
lə-p̄ar-‘ōh.
unto PharaohPrep-l | N-proper-ms





















Hebrew Texts
בראשית 47:20 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיִּ֨קֶן יֹוסֵ֜ף אֶת־כָּל־אַדְמַ֤ת מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ לְפַרְעֹ֔ה כִּֽי־מָכְר֤וּ מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ אִ֣ישׁ שָׂדֵ֔הוּ כִּֽי־חָזַ֥ק עֲלֵהֶ֖ם הָרָעָ֑ב וַתְּהִ֥י הָאָ֖רֶץ לְפַרְעֹֽה׃

בראשית 47:20 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ויקן יוסף את־כל־אדמת מצרים לפרעה כי־מכרו מצרים איש שדהו כי־חזק עלהם הרעב ותהי הארץ לפרעה׃

בראשית 47:20 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ויקן יוסף את־כל־אדמת מצרים לפרעה כי־מכרו מצרים איש שדהו כי־חזק עלהם הרעב ותהי הארץ לפרעה׃

בראשית 47:20 Hebrew Bible
ויקן יוסף את כל אדמת מצרים לפרעה כי מכרו מצרים איש שדהו כי חזק עלהם הרעב ותהי הארץ לפרעה׃

Parallel Verses
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. Thus 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.

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,
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