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Genesis 47:26

NETBible	So Joseph made it a statute,¹ which is in effect² to this day throughout the land of Egypt: One-fifth belongs to Pharaoh. Only the land of the priests did not become Pharaoh’s.
NIV © biblegateway Gen 47:26	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.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 47:26	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.
NLT © biblegateway Gen 47:26	Joseph then made it a law throughout the land of Egypt––and it is still the law––that Pharaoh should receive one–fifth of all the crops grown on his land. But since Pharaoh had not taken over the priests’ land, they were exempt from this payment.
MSG © biblegateway Gen 47:26	Joseph decreed a land law in Egypt that is still in effect, [A Fifth Goes to Pharaoh]. Only the priests' lands were not owned by Pharaoh.
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 47:26	Then Joseph made a law which is in force to this day, that Pharaoh was to have the fifth part; only the land of the priests did not become his.
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 47:26	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.
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 47:26	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.
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KJV	And Joseph <03130> made <07760> (8799) it a law <02706> over the land <0127> of Egypt <04714> unto this day <03117>_, [that] Pharaoh <06547> should have the fifth <02569> [part]; except <07535> the land <0127> of the priests <03548> only, [which] became not Pharaoh's <06547>_. {priests: or, princes}
NASB © biblegateway Gen 47:26	Joseph <03130> made <07760> it a statute <02706> concerning <05921> the land <0127> of Egypt <04714> valid to this <02088> day <03117> , that Pharaoh <06547> should have the fifth <02569> ; only <07534> the land <0127> of the priests <03548> did not become <01961> Pharaoh's <06547> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ eyeto <5087> V-AMI-3S autoiv <846> D-DPM iwshf <2501> N-PRI eiv <1519> PREP prostagma {N-ASN} ewv <2193> PREP thv <3588> T-GSF hmerav <2250> N-GSF tauthv <3778> D-GSF epi <1909> PREP ghn <1065> N-ASF aiguptou <125> N-GSF tw <3588> T-DSM faraw <5328> N-PRI apopemptoun {V-PAPNS} cwriv <5565> PREP thv <3588> T-GSF ghv <1065> N-GSF twn <3588> T-GPM ierewn <2409> N-GPM monon <3440> ADV ouk <3364> ADV hn <1510> V-IAI-3S tw <3588> T-DSM faraw <5328> N-PRI
NET [draft] ITL	So Joseph <03130> made <07760> it a statute <02706> , which is in effect to <05704> this <02088> day <03117> throughout <05921> the land <0127> of Egypt <04714> : One-fifth <02569> belongs to Pharaoh <06547> . Only <07535> the land <0127> of the priests <03548> did not <03808> become <01961> Pharaoh’s <06547> .
HEBREW	herpl <06547> htyh <01961> al <03808> Mdbl <0905> Mynhkh <03548> tmda <0127> qr <07535> smxl <02569> herpl <06547> Myrum <04714> tmda <0127> le <05921> hzh <02088> Mwyh <03117> de <05704> qxl <02706> Powy <03130> hta <0853> Mvyw (47:26) <07760>

NETBible

So Joseph made it a statute,¹ which is in effect² to this day throughout the land of Egypt: One-fifth belongs to Pharaoh. Only the land of the priests did not become Pharaoh’s.

NET Notes

¹tn On the term translated “statute” see P. Victor, “A Note on Hoq in the Old Testament,” VT 16 (1966): 358-61.

²tn The words “which is in effect” have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.