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Genesis 47:26

26 So Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt, and it stands to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth; othe land of the priests alone did not become Pharaoh’s.

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Genesis 47:26 — The New International Version (NIV)

26 So Joseph established it as a law concerning land in Egypt—still in force today—that a fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh. It was only the land of the priests that did not become Pharaoh’s.

Genesis 47:26 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

26 And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh’s.

Genesis 47:26 — New Living Translation (NLT)

26 Joseph then issued a decree still in effect in the land of Egypt, that Pharaoh should receive one-fifth of all the crops grown on his land. Only the land belonging to the priests was not given to Pharaoh.

Genesis 47:26 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

26 And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt to this day, that Pharaoh should have one-fifth, except for the land of the priests only, which did not become Pharaoh’s.

Genesis 47:26 — New Century Version (NCV)

26 So Joseph made a law in Egypt, which continues today: One-fifth of everything from the land belongs to the king. The only land the king did not get was the priests’ land.

Genesis 47:26 — American Standard Version (ASV)

26 And Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth; only the land of the priests alone became not Pharaoh’s.

Genesis 47:26 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

26 And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt to this day, that the fifth should be for Pharaoh, except the land of the priests: theirs alone did not become Pharaoh’s.

Genesis 47:26 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

26 Joseph made a law concerning the land in Egypt which is still in force today: One-fifth ⸤of the produce⸥ belongs to Pharaoh. Only the land of the priests didn’t belong to Pharaoh. 

Genesis 47:26 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

26 So Joseph made it a law, still in effect today in the land of Egypt, that a fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh. Only the priests’ land does not belong to Pharaoh.

Genesis 47:26 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

26 So Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt, and it stands to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth. The land of the priests alone did not become Pharaoh’s.

Genesis 47:26 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

26 So Joseph made it a statute unto this day concerning the land of Egypt: one fifth to Pharaoh. Only the land of the priests alone did not belong to Pharaoh.

Genesis 47:26 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

26 So Joseph made a law about land in Egypt. It’s still the law today. A fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh. Only the land belonging to the priests didn’t become Pharaoh’s.

Genesis 47:26 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

26 Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt valid to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth; only the land of the priests did not become Pharaoh’s.


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