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Genesis 47:21
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KJ21
And as for the people, he removed them to cities, from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.
ASV
And as for the people, he removed them to the cities from one end of the border of Egypt even to the other end thereof.
AMP
And as for the people, he relocated them [temporarily] to cities from one end of Egypt’s border to the other.
AMPC
And as for the people, he removed them to cities and practically made slaves of them [at their own request], from one end of the borders of Egypt to the other.
BRG
And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.
CSB
and Joseph made the people servants from one end of Egypt to the other.
CSBA
and Joseph made the people servants from one end of Egypt to the other.
CEB
He moved the people to the cities from one end of Egypt to the other.
CJB
As for the people, he reduced them to serfdom city by city, from one end of Egypt’s territory to the other.
CEV
and made everyone the king's slaves,
DARBY
And as for the people, he removed them into the cities, from [one] end of the borders of Egypt even to the [other] end of it.
DRA
And all its people from one end of the borders of Egypt, even to the other end thereof,
ERV
And everywhere in Egypt all the people became Pharaoh’s slaves.
EASY
Joseph made all the people become slaves, wherever they lived in Egypt.
EHV
As for the people, he made them all servants from one end of the territory of Egypt all the way to the other end of it.
ESV
As for the people, he made servants of them from one end of Egypt to the other.
ESVUK
As for the people, he made servants of them from one end of Egypt to the other.
EXB
and Joseph made the people ·slaves from one end of Egypt to the other.
GNV
And he removed the people unto the cities, from one side of Egypt even to the other.
GW
All over Egypt Joseph moved the people to the cities.
GNT
Joseph made slaves of the people from one end of Egypt to the other.
HCSB
and Joseph moved the people to the cities from one end of Egypt to the other.
ICB
And Joseph made the people slaves from one end of Egypt to the other.
ISV
Then Joseph transported the people to cities from one end of Egypt to the other.
JUB
And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.
KJV
And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.
AKJV
And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.
LSB
As for the people, he moved them to the cities from one end of Egypt’s border to the other end.
LEB
As for the people, he transferred them to the cities, from one end of the territory of Egypt to the other.
TLB
Thus all the people of Egypt became Pharaoh’s serfs.
MSG
So Joseph bought up all the farms in Egypt for Pharaoh. Every Egyptian sold his land—the famine was that bad. That’s how Pharaoh ended up owning all the land and the people ended up slaves; Joseph reduced the people to slavery from one end of Egypt to the other.
MEV
As for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt to the other end.
NOG
All over Egypt Joseph moved the people to the cities.
NABRE
and the people were reduced to slavery, from one end of Egypt’s territory to the other.
NASB
As for the people, he relocated them to the cities from one end of Egypt’s border to the other.
NASB1995
As for the people, he removed them to the cities from one end of Egypt’s border to the other.
NCB
As to the people, he moved them into the cities from one end to the other of the borders of Egypt.
NCV
and Joseph made the people slaves from one end of Egypt to the other.
NET
Joseph made all the people slaves from one end of Egypt’s border to the other end of it.
NIRV
Joseph made the people slaves from one end of Egypt to the other.
NIV
and Joseph reduced the people to servitude, from one end of Egypt to the other.
NIVUK
and Joseph reduced the people to servitude, from one end of Egypt to the other.
NKJV
And as for the people, he moved them into the cities, from one end of the borders of Egypt to the other end.
NLV
He had the people move to the cities from one end of Egypt to the other, to work for Pharaoh.
NLT
As for the people, he made them all slaves, from one end of Egypt to the other.
NRSVA
As for the people, he made slaves of them from one end of Egypt to the other.
NRSVACE
As for the people, he made slaves of them from one end of Egypt to the other.
NRSVCE
As for the people, he made slaves of them from one end of Egypt to the other.
NRSVUE
As for the people, he made slaves of them from one end of Egypt to the other.
OJB
And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Mitzrayim even to the other end thereof.
RGT
And he moved the people into the cities, from one side of Egypt to the other.
RSV
and as for the people, he made slaves of them from one end of Egypt to the other.
RSVCE
and as for the people, he made slaves of them from one end of Egypt to the other.
TLV
He made the people slaves from one end of Egypt’s border to the other.
VOICE
As for the people, he made slaves of them, from one end of Egypt to the other.
WEB
As for the people, he moved them to the cities from one end of the border of Egypt even to the other end of it.
WYC
from the last terms of Egypt till to the last ends thereof,
YLT
as to the people he hath removed them to cities from the [one] end of the border of Egypt even unto its [other] end.
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