Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands.
José no compró las tierras de los sacerdotes porque los sacerdotes recibían una porción regular de alimento del faraón. Como el faraón los sustentaba, no necesitaron vender sus tierras.
Los sacerdotes conservaron sus tierras porque el faraón les proporcionaba alimento regularmente.
📚 Contexto Histórico
This verse comes during the seven-year famine that Joseph had predicted while serving as Pharaoh's administrator in Egypt. As people ran out of food and money, they sold their land to Pharaoh in exchange for grain. In ancient Egypt, priests held special status and were supported directly by the government, making them a privileged class that didn't face the same economic pressures as ordinary citizens.
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