American Standard Version
"And as for the people, he removed them to the cities from one end of the border of Egypt even to the other end thereof. "
— Genesis 47:21, American Standard Version
“And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.”
“As for the people, he moved them to the cities from one end of the border of Egypt even to the other end of it.”
“Joseph made all the people slaves from one end of Egypt’s border to the other end of it.”
“And all its people from one end of the borders of Egypt, even to the other end thereof,”
“And as for the people, he made servants of them, town by town, from one end of Egypt to the other.”
“And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.”
And when that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide from my lord, how that our money is all spent; and the herds of cattle are my lord’s; there is nought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:
wherefore should we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, and that the land be not desolate.
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.
And as for the people, he removed them to the cities from one end of the border of Egypt even to the other end thereof.
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.
Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.
And it shall come to pass at the ingatherings, that ye shall give a fifth unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.