Genesis 47:24
And it shall come to pass in the increase, that all of you 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.
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Genesis 14:20And blessed be the most high God, which has delivered yours enemies into your hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
Genesis 28:22And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that you shall give me I will surely give the tenth unto you.
Genesis 47:25And they said, You have saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.
Leviticus 27:32And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passes under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD.
Deuteronomy 14:22You shall truly tithe all the increase of your seed, that the field brings forth year by year.
1 Samuel 8:15And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his 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 →