Genesis 41:34

Let Pharaoh do [this], and let him appoint overseers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plentiful years.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.

In Context

33Now therefore let Pharaoh look out for a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.

35And let them gather all the food of these good years that come, and lay up grain under the hand of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it.

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Cross References

Genesis 47:24And it shall come to pass at the ingatherings, that ye shall give a fifth to Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for those of your households, and for food for your little ones.

Numbers 31:14And Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war.

2 Chronicles 34:12And the men did the work faithfully. And the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward, and [others of] the Levites,

Job 5:20In famine he will redeem thee from death, and in war from the power of the sword.

Proverbs 6:6Go to the ant, thou sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise.

Proverbs 27:12A prudent man sees the evil, [and] hides himself. The simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 41:34-46

Joseph's Exaltation. ( b. c. 1715.) 33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. 34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years. 35 And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities. 36 And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which… Read the whole commentary →

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