Genesis 47:20 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt, every man selling his possessions, because of the greatness of the famine. And he brought it into Pharao’s hands:
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
Therefore, Joseph bought all the land of Egypt, each one selling his possessions because of the magnitude of the famine. And he subjected it to Pharaoh,
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for every man of the Egyptians sold his field, because the famine was severe on them, and the land became Pharaoh’s.
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for every man of the Egyptians sold his field, because the famine was severe on them, and the land became Pharaoh’s.
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
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.
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
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.
MSB Majority Standard Bible
So Joseph acquired for Pharaoh all the land in Egypt; the Egyptians, one and all, sold their fields because the famine was so severe upon them. The land became Pharaoh’s,
BSB Berean Standard Bible
So Joseph acquired for Pharaoh all the land in Egypt; the Egyptians, one and all, sold their fields because the famine was so severe upon them. The land became Pharaoh’s,
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
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.
LSV Literal Standard Version
And Joseph buys all the ground of Egypt for Pharaoh, for the Egyptians have each sold his field, for the famine has been severe on them, and the land becomes Pharaoh’s;
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Darby Darby Translation
And Joseph bought all the soil of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them; and the land became Pharaoh's.
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
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.
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
So Ioseph bought all the lande of Egypt for Pharaoh: for the Egyptians solde euery man his ground because the famine was sore vpon the: so the land became Pharaohs.
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh. For every Egyptian sold his field, because the famine was very severe. In this way, the land became Pharaoh's.
Read in context · Unlocked Literal Bible. Copyright © 2017 Door43 World Missions Community. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engULB/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jewish
JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)
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.
Individual translator
Brenton Brenton's English Septuagint
And Joseph bought all the land of the Egyptians, for Pharao; for the Egyptians sold their land to Pharao; for the famine prevailed against them, and the land became Pharao's.
LXXUP Updated Brenton English Septuagint
And Joseph bought all the land of the Egyptians, for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold their land to Pharaoh; for the famine prevailed against them, and the land became Pharaoh’s.
YLT Young's Literal Translation
And Joseph buyeth all the ground of Egypt for Pharaoh, for the Egyptians have sold each his field, for the famine hath been severe upon them, and the land becometh Pharaoh's;
FBV Free Bible Version
So Joseph bought all the land in Egypt for Pharaoh. Each and every Egyptian sold their fields, because the famine was hurting them so badly. The land ended up being owned by Pharaoh,
Read in context · Free Bible Version. Copyright © 2018 Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engfbv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
So Joseph got all the land in Egypt for Pharaoh; for every Egyptian gave up his land in exchange for food, because of their great need; so all the land became Pharaoh's.
Spanish
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces compró José toda la tierra de Egipto para Faraón; pues los Egipcios vendieron cada uno sus tierras, porque se agravó el hambre sobre ellos: y la tierra vino á ser de Faraón.
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
Entonces José compró toda la tierra de Egipto para el faraón. La verdad es que, debido al hambre, los egipcios vendieron sus tierras. De ese modo, todo el país pasó a poder del faraón.
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Entonces José compró para Faraón toda la tierra de Egipto, porque todos los egipcios vendían sus campos, pues la hambruna arreciaba sobre ellos. Así la tierra llegó a ser de Faraón.
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Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
Así que José compró toda la tierra de Egipto para el Faraón. Todos y cada uno de los egipcios vendieron sus campos, porque la hambruna les estaba haciendo mucho daño. La tierra terminó siendo propiedad del Faraón,
Read in context · Versión Biblia Libre. Copyright © 2018-2020 Jonathan Gallagher y Shelly Barrios de Avila. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spavbl/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Así José compró para el faraón toda la tierra de Egipto, porque los egipcios vendieron sus campos debido al hambre. Toda la tierra pasó a ser propiedad del faraón.
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Scholarly edition
LXX Brenton's Greek Septuagint
Καὶ ἐκτήσατο Ἰωσὴφ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν τῶν Αἰγυπτίων τῷ Φαραώ· ἀπέδοντο γὰρ οἱ Αἰγύπτιοι τὴν γῆν αὐτῶν τῷ Φαραώ· ἐπεκράτησε γὰρ αὐτῶν ὁ λιμός· καὶ ἐγένετο ἡ γῆ τῷ Φαραώ.
Hebrew
Scholarly edition
WLC Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיִּ֨קֶן יוֹסֵ֜ף אֶת־כָּל־אַדְמַ֤ת מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ לְפַרְעֹ֔ה כִּֽי־מָכְר֤וּ מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ אִ֣ישׁ שָׂדֵ֔הוּ כִּֽי־חָזַ֥ק עֲלֵהֶ֖ם הָרָעָ֑ב וַתְּהִ֥י הָאָ֖רֶץ לְפַרְעֹֽה׃
Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
Emit igitur Joseph omnem terram Ægypti, vendentibus singulis possessiones suas præ magnitudine famis. Subjecitque eam Pharaoni,
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
И҆ кꙋпѝ і҆ѡ́сифъ всю̀ зе́млю є҆гѵ́петскꙋю фараѡ́нꙋ: прода́ша бо є҆гѵ́птѧне зе́млю свою̀ фараѡ́нꙋ, и҆́бо ѡ҆долѣ̀ и҆̀мъ гла́дъ: и҆ бы́сть землѧ̀ фараѡ́нꙋ.
Read in context · Church Slavonic text: Ponomar Project (github.com/typiconman/ponomar), © 2006–2018 Aleksandr Andreev and others, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later. Changes for this site (2026-10-18): lectionary pericope markers, marginal glosses and the closing note of Genesis removed, Psalm verses renumbered to the Russian Synodal numbering, joined verses noted; the words are unchanged.
Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
И купил Иосиф всю землю Египетскую для фараона, потому что продали Египтяне каждый свое поле, ибо голод одолевал их. И досталась земля фараону.
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Και ηγόρασεν ο Ιωσήφ πάσαν την γην Αιγύπτου διά τον Φαραώ· διότι οι Αιγύπτιοι επώλησαν έκαστος τον αγρόν αυτού, επειδή η πείνα υπερεβάρυνεν επ' αυτούς· ούτως η γη έγεινε του Φαραώ·
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
Тако покупова Јосиф Фараону све њиве у Мисиру, јер Мисирци продаваху сваки своју њиву, кад глад узе јако маха међу њима. И земља поста Фараонова.
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
Tako pokupova Josif Faraonu sve njive u Misiru, jer Misirci prodavahu svaki svoju njivu, kad glad uze jako maha među njima. I zemlja posta Faraonova.
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
فَٱشْتَرَى يُوسُفُ كُلَّ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ لِفِرْعَوْنَ، إِذْ بَاعَ ٱلْمِصْرِيُّونَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ حَقْلَهُ، لِأَنَّ ٱلْجُوعَ ٱشْتَدَّ عَلَيْهِمْ. فَصَارَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ لِفِرْعَوْنَ.
Not in these translations (8)
Tyndale, Scío, PT1904, PT, RP2018, TR, Nestle 1904, SBLGNT