Genesis 47:24

At the harvest, you must give a fifth to Pharaoh, and four parts will be your own, for seed for the field, and for your food, and for those of your households, and for food for your little ones.”

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In The King James Version

And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.

In Context

23Then Joseph said to the people, “I have bought you and you land today for Pharaoh. Here is seed for you, and you must sow the land.

25They replied, “You have saved our lives; let us find favor in your sight, lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s slaves.”

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Cross References

Genesis 14:20Blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your foes into your power. Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

Genesis 28:22and this stone which I have set up as a pillar will be a house of God. And of all that you give me I will surely give a tenth to you.”

Genesis 47:25They replied, “You have saved our lives; let us find favor in your sight, lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s slaves.”

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 →

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