Genesis 47:26 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 47:26 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיָּ֣שֶׂם
sûwm
H7760
to put
אֹתָ֣הּ
ʼêth
H853
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יוֹסֵ֡ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
לְחֹק֩
chôq
H2706
statute
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
הַיּ֨וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַזֶּ֜ה
zeh
H2088
this
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אַדְמַ֥ת
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
מִצְרַ֛יִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
לְפַרְעֹ֖ה
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
לַחֹ֑מֶשׁ
chômesh
H2569
fifth part
רַ֞ק
raq
H7535
only
אַדְמַ֤ת
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙
kôhên
H3548
priest
לְבַדָּ֔ם
bad
H905
apart
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
הָיְתָ֖ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְפַרְעֹֽה
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Joseph established it as a law to this day concerning the land of Egypt, the fifth to Pharaoh. Only the land of the priests by itself did not become Pharaoh’s. Jacob’s Last Wishes 47:27-31
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).