Genesis 47:24
That you may have corn. The fifth part you shall give to the king: the other four you shall have for seed, and for food for your families and children.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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Genesis 14:20And blessed be the most high God, by whose protection the enemies are in thy hands. And he gace him the tithes of all.
Genesis 28:22And this stone, which I have set up for a title, shall called the house of God: and of all things that thou shalt give to me, I will offer tithes to thee.
Genesis 47:25And they answered: Our life is in thy hand: only let my lord look favourably upon us, and we will gladly serve the king.
Leviticus 27:32Of all the tithes of oxen, and sheep, and goats, that pass under the shepherd's rod, every tenth that cometh shall be sanctified to the Lord.
Deuteronomy 14:22Every year thou shalt set aside the tithes of all thy fruits that the earth bringeth forth,
1 Samuel 8:15Moreover he will take the tenth of your corn, and of the revenues of your vineyards, to give his eunuchs and servants.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 47:14-27
Distressed Occasioned by the Famine. ( b. c. 1706.) 13 And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine. 14 And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house. 15 And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said,… Read the whole commentary →