ዮሴፍም የግብፅን ምድር ሁሉ ለፈርዖን ገዛ፥ የግብፅ ሰዎች ሁሉ ራብ ስለ ጸናባቸው ርስታቸውን ሸጠዋልና፤ ምድሪቱ ለፈርዖን ሆነች።
"Because the famine was so severe, everyone in Egypt sold their land to Pharaoh...Then Joseph told them this: 'I will provide you with seed so you can plant crops.