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Genesis 47:25-27
New American Standard Bible 1995
Genesis 47:25-27
New American Standard Bible 1995
25 So they said, “You have saved our lives! Let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s slaves.” 26 Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt valid to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth; (A)only the land of the priests [a]did not become Pharaoh’s.
27 Now Israel [b]lived in the land of Egypt, in [c]Goshen, and they (B)acquired property in it and (C)were fruitful and became very numerous.
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- Genesis 47:26 Lit alone did
- Genesis 47:27 Lit dwelt
- Genesis 47:27 Lit in the land of Goshen
New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995) 
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