Genesis 47:24
And it shall be, when it bringeth forth produce, that you shall give one in five to Pharoh, and four parts shall be yours, of the corn of the field, that you and the men of your house may eat, and your little ones have food.
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Genesis 14:20And blessed be El Illah (Most High), Who hath delivered thine enemies into thine hand.” And he gave him one in ten of the whole.
Genesis 28:22And at this stone which I have set up (as) a pillar, will I worship before the Lord; and of all that Thou shalt give me, the tenth will I separate before Thee.
Genesis 47:25And they said, Thou hast preserved us; may we find grace in the eyes of my lord, and we will be the servants of Pharoh.
Leviticus 27:32And every tithing of oxen or sheep, whatever passeth under the tithing rod, shall be sacred before the Lord.
Deuteronomy 14:22Thou shalt tithe all the produce of thy seed, and all that thy field may bring forth from year to year;
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 →