Genesis 47:26

ASV Bible

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.

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Genesis 47:26 in Bible Translations

American Standard Version (ASV)

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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.

King James Bible (KJV)Read Genesis 47:26 in KJV →

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.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read Genesis 47:26 in DRB →

From that time unto this day, in the whole land of Egypt, the fifth part is paid to the king, and it is become as a law, except the land of the priests, which was free from this covenant.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read Genesis 47:26 in DBT →

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.

English Revised Version (ERV)Read Genesis 47:26 in ERV →

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.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read Genesis 47:26 in WBT →

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

World English Bible (WEB)Read Genesis 47:26 in WEB →

Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth. Only the land of the priests alone didn't become Pharaoh's.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read Genesis 47:26 in YLT →

and Joseph setteth it for a statute unto this day, concerning the ground of Egypt, that Pharaoh hath a fifth; only the ground of the priests alone hath not become Pharaoh's.

American King James Version (AKJV)Read Genesis 47:26 in AKJV →

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

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read Genesis 47:26 in WNT →

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Genesis 47:26 in Bible Translations

American Standard Version (ASV)

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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.

King James Bible (KJV)Read Genesis 47:26 in KJV →

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.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read Genesis 47:26 in DRB →

From that time unto this day, in the whole land of Egypt, the fifth part is paid to the king, and it is become as a law, except the land of the priests, which was free from this covenant.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read Genesis 47:26 in DBT →

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.

English Revised Version (ERV)Read Genesis 47:26 in ERV →

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.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read Genesis 47:26 in WBT →

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

World English Bible (WEB)Read Genesis 47:26 in WEB →

Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth. Only the land of the priests alone didn't become Pharaoh's.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read Genesis 47:26 in YLT →

and Joseph setteth it for a statute unto this day, concerning the ground of Egypt, that Pharaoh hath a fifth; only the ground of the priests alone hath not become Pharaoh's.

American King James Version (AKJV)Read Genesis 47:26 in AKJV →

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

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read Genesis 47:26 in WNT →

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Read Genesis 47:26 in Other Translations

KJV DRB DBT ERV WBT WEB YLT AKJV WNT

About Bible Translations

Different translations use various approaches: formal equivalence (word-for-word), dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), and paraphrase. Each has strengths for different study purposes.

Learn about translation methods →King James Version →American Standard Version →