# In this way, the land became Pharaoh's

"So the land became Pharaoh's"

# It was only the land of the priests that Joseph did not buy

"But he did not buy the land of the priests"

# the priests were given an allowance

An "allowance" is an amount of money or food that someone regularly gives to another person. This can be stated in active form. AT: "Pharaoh gave the priests a certain amount of food each day" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# They ate from the allotment which Pharaoh gave them

"They ate from what Pharaoh gave them"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/egypt]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/pharaoh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/famine]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/servant]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/priest]]