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Genesis 47:21-23
Contemporary English Version
Genesis 47:21-23
Contemporary English Version
21 and made everyone the king's slaves,[a] 22 except the priests. The king gave the priests a regular food allowance, so they did not have to sell their land. 23 Then Joseph said to the people, “You and your land now belong to the king. I'm giving you seed to plant,
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- 47.21 made … slaves: One ancient translation and the Samaritan Hebrew Text; the Standard Hebrew Text “made everyone move to the cities.”
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