| 20. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 47:20:1 ⧉וַיִּ֨קֶןvayiken{And} bought Genesis 47:20:2 ⧉יוֹסֵ֜ףyosefJoseph Genesis 47:20:3 ⧉אֶת־כָּל־אַדְמַ֤תetkoladmatall the land of Genesis 47:20:4 ⧉מִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitsrayimEgypt Genesis 47:20:5 ⧉לְפַרְעֹ֔הlefarohfor Pharaoh Genesis 47:20:6 ⧉כִּֽי־מָכְר֤וּkimakhrubecause sold Genesis 47:20:7 ⧉מִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitsrayimthe Egyptians Genesis 47:20:8 ⧉אִ֣ישׁisheach man Genesis 47:20:9 ⧉שָׂדֵ֔הוּsadehuhis field Genesis 47:20:10 ⧉כִּֽי־חָזַ֥קkikhazakbecause was severe Genesis 47:20:11 ⧉עֲלֵהֶ֖םalehemupon them Genesis 47:20:12 ⧉הָרָעָ֑בharaavthe famine Genesis 47:20:13 ⧉וַתְּהִ֥יvatehi{And} became Genesis 47:20:14 ⧉הָאָ֖רֶץhaaretsthe land Genesis 47:20:15 ⧉לְפַרְעֹֽה׃lefarohthe property of Pharaoh |
| 20. Formal Translation Joseph acquired all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, because the Egyptians, each man, sold his field, for the famine pressed hard upon them; thus the land became Pharaoh’s. |
| 20. Dynamic Translation Joseph bought up every tract of land in Egypt for Pharaoh. The Egyptians, every man, sold his field because the famine was so severe, and in the end the land belonged to Pharaoh. |