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Genesis 47:20-22
Contemporary English Version

20 The famine became so severe that Joseph finally bought every piece of land in Egypt for the king 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.

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  1. 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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