Genesis 47:23 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
Then Joseph said to the people: Behold as you see, both you and your lands belong to Pharao: take seed and sow the fields,
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
Therefore, Joseph said to the people: “So, as you discern, both you and your lands are possessed by Pharaoh; take seed and sow the fields,
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
Then Joseph said to the people, “Behold, I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh. Behold, here is seed for you, and you shall sow the land.
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
Then Joseph said to the people, “Behold, I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh. Behold, here is seed for you, and you shall sow the land.
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
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.
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
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.
MSB Majority Standard Bible
Then Joseph said to the people, “Now that I have acquired you and your land for Pharaoh this day, here is seed for you to sow in the land.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Joseph said to the people, “Now that I have acquired you and your land for Pharaoh this day, here is seed for you to sow in the land.
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
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.
LSV Literal Standard Version
And Joseph says to the people, “Behold, I have bought you today and your ground for Pharaoh; behold, seed for you, and you have sown the ground,
Read in context · Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/englsv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Darby Darby Translation
And Joseph said to the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and sow the land.
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
Then Joseph said to 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.
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
Then Ioseph sayd vnto the people, Behold, I haue bought you this daye, and your lande for Pharaoh: lo, here is seede for you: sowe therefore the grounde.
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
Then Joseph said to the people, “See, I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh. Now here is seed for you, and you will plant the land.
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)
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.
Individual translator
Brenton Brenton's English Septuagint
And Joseph said to all the Egyptians, Behold, I have bought you and your land this day for Pharao; take seed for you, and sow the land.
LXXUP Updated Brenton English Septuagint
And Joseph said to all the Egyptians, Behold, I have bought you and your land this day for Pharaoh; take seed for you, and sow the land.
YLT Young's Literal Translation
And Joseph saith unto the people, 'Lo, I have bought you to-day and your ground for Pharaoh; lo, seed for you, and ye have sown the ground,
FBV Free Bible Version
Then Joseph told the people, “Listen to me! Now that I have bought you and your land for Pharaoh, I'm giving you some seed for you to sow the fields.
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
Then Joseph said to the people, I have made you and your land this day the property of Pharaoh; here is seed for you to put in your fields.
Spanish
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Y José dijo al pueblo: He aquí os he hoy comprado y á vuestra tierra para Faraón: ved aquí simiente, y sembraréis la tierra.
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
Entonces José dijo a la gente: ―Los he comprado a ustedes y a sus tierras para el faraón. Aquí está el trigo. Vayan y siembren la tierra.
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
José dijo al pueblo: Miren, hoy los compré a ustedes con sus tierras para Faraón. Aquí tienen semilla para sembrar la tierra.
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Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
Entonces José le dijo al pueblo: “¡Escúchenme! Ahora que los he comprado a ustedes y a su tierra para el Faraón, les daré semillas para que siembren los campos.
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BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Entonces José dijo al pueblo: «Hoy los he comprado a ustedes y sus tierras para el faraón. Aquí tienen semilla para sembrar la tierra.
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Scholarly edition
LXX Brenton's Greek Septuagint
Εἶπε δὲ Ἰωσὴφ πᾶσι τοῖς Αἰγυπτίοις, ἰδοὺ κέκτημαι ὑμᾶς καὶ τὴν γῆν ὑμῶν σήμερον τῷ Φαραῷ· λάβετε ἑαυτοῖς σπέρμα, καὶ σπείρατε τὴν γῆν.
Hebrew
Scholarly edition
WLC Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יוֹסֵף֙ אֶל־הָעָ֔ם הֵן֩ קָנִ֨יתִי אֶתְכֶ֥ם הַיּ֛וֹם וְאֶת־אַדְמַתְכֶ֖ם לְפַרְעֹ֑ה הֵֽא־לָכֶ֣ם זֶ֔רַע וּזְרַעְתֶּ֖ם אֶת־הָאֲדָמָֽה׃
Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
Dixit ergo Joseph ad populos: En ut cernitis, et vos et terram vestram Pharao possidet: accipite semina, et serite agros,
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
Рече́ же і҆ѡ́сифъ всѣ̑мъ є҆гѵ́птѧнѡмъ: сѐ, кꙋпи́хъ ва́съ и҆ зе́млю ва́шꙋ дне́сь фараѡ́нꙋ: возми́те себѣ̀ сѣ́мена и҆ сѣ́йте на землѝ:
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 сказал Иосиф народу: вот, я купил теперь для фараона вас и землю вашу; вот вам семена, и засевайте землю;
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Τότε είπεν ο Ιωσήφ προς τον λαόν, Ιδού, ηγόρασα εσάς και την γην σας σήμερον εις τον Φαραώ· ιδού, λάβετε σπόρον και σπείρατε την γήν·
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
А Јосиф рече народу: Ево купих данас вас и њиве ваше Фараону; ево вам семе, па засејте њиве.
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
A Josif reče narodu: Evo kupih danas vas i njive vaše Faraonu; evo vam seme, pa zasejte njive.
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
فَقَالَ يُوسُفُ لِلشَّعْبِ: «إِنِّي قَدِ ٱشْتَرَيْتُكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ وَأَرْضَكُمْ لِفِرْعَوْنَ. هُوَذَا لَكُمْ بِذَارٌ فَتَزْرَعُونَ ٱلْأَرْضَ.
Not in these translations (8)
Tyndale, Scío, PT1904, PT, RP2018, TR, Nestle 1904, SBLGNT