Genesis 41:34
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Let Pharaoh take action and appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.”
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“Let Pharaoh take action and appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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 plenteous years.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“let Pharaoh make and appoint overseers over the land, and receive a fifth of the land of Egypt in the seven years of plenty,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 41:34 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 47:24At harvest time, you are to give a fifth of it to Pharaoh, and four-fifths will be yours as seed for the field and food for yourselves and your households and children.”
- Genesis 47:26So Joseph established a law that a fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh, and it is in effect in the land of Egypt to this day. Only the priests’ land does not belong to Pharaoh.
- Numbers 31:14But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who were returning from the battle.
- 2 Kings 11:11And the guards stood with weapons in hand surrounding the king by the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple.
- 2 Chronicles 34:12And the men did the work faithfully. The Levites overseeing them were Jahath and Obadiah, descendants of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descendants of Kohath. Other Levites, all skilled with musical instruments,
- Nehemiah 11:9Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the Second District of the city.
- Job 5:20In famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.
- Psalms 33:19to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
- Proverbs 6:6Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.
- Proverbs 22:3The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.
- Proverbs 27:12The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
- Luke 16:5And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.
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