Now therefore let Pharaoh select a man who is discerning and wise and set him over the land of Egypt.
Genesis 41:34 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Let Pharaoh proceed to appoint overseers over the land and take one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven plenteous years. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Let Pharaoh do this; then let him select and appoint officers over the land, and take one-fifth [of the produce] of the [whole] land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years [year by year]. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Then Pharaoh should appoint administrators over the land and take one-fifth of all the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven years of abundance. Catholic Public Domain Version so that he may appoint overseers throughout all the regions. And let a fifth part of the fruits, throughout the seven fertile years Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That he may appoint overseers over all the countries; and gather into barns the fifth part of the fruits, during the seven fruitful years, |
Now therefore let Pharaoh select a man who is discerning and wise and set him over the land of Egypt.
Let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming and lay up grain under the authority of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it.
And at the harvests you shall give one-fifth to Pharaoh, and four-fifths shall be your own, as seed for the field and as food for yourselves and your households and as food for your little ones.”
So Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt, and it stands to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth. The land of the priests alone did not become Pharaoh’s.
The people did the work faithfully. Over them were appointed the Levites Jahath and Obadiah, of the sons of Merari, along with Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to have oversight. Other Levites, all skillful with instruments of music,
Joel son of Zichri was their overseer, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in charge of the city.
In famine he will redeem you from death and in war from the power of the sword.
Moses became angry with the officers of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, who had come from service in the war.
So, summoning his master’s debtors one by one, he asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’