Study it in the app“Only the land of the priests he did not buy, for the priests had an allotment from Pharaoh, and they ate their allotment that Pharaoh gave them; therefore they did not sell their land.”
Onlyרַקthe landאַדְמַתof the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִיםhe did notלֹאbuy,קָנָהforכִּיthe priestsלַכֹּהֲנִיםhad an allotmentחֹקfromמֵאֵתPharaoh,פַּרְעֹהand they ateוְאָכְלוּtheir allotmentאֶת חֻקָּםthatאֲשֶׁרPharaohפַּרְעֹהgaveנָתַןthem;לָהֶםthereforeעַל כֵּןthey did notלֹאsellמָכְרוּtheir land.אֶת אַדְמָתָם
soil
Farmland, or dust.
Where else “admat” appearspriest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appearsbuy
To give silver in order to become the owner of something.
Where else “kana” appearsportion
The part or measure due to someone, like a ration or a quota.
Where else “chok” appearsPharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appearseat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “achlu” appearsgive
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natan” appearssell
To give something or someone to another in exchange for payment.
Where else “machru” appears21And as for the people, he moved them into the cities, from one end of the territory of Egypt to the other end.
22 · This verse (above)
23Joseph said to the people, “Look, I have bought you today, and your land, for Pharaoh. Here is seed for you; sow the land.
1. What it says
What did Joseph do for his family and for Egypt during the famine (vv. 11-12, 14-26)?
2. What it means
How does Jacob describe his years to Pharaoh, and what does he do when he arrives and when he leaves (vv. 7-10)?
3. How I live it
How can you help someone in need with what you have?
