Genesis 41:34 - The Scriptures 1998

³⁴ “Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint overseers over the land, to take up one-fifth of the land of Mitsrayim in the seven years of plenty.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁴ 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

³⁴ 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)

³⁴ 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

³⁴ 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

³⁴ so that he may appoint overseers throughout all the regions. And let a fifth part of the fruits, throughout the seven fertile years

Genesis 41:34 Cross References

Genesis 41:33

“And now, let Pharaoh look for a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land of Mitsrayim.

Genesis 41:35

“And let them gather all the food of those good years that are coming, and store up grain under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.

Genesis 47:24

“And it shall be that in the harvest you shall give one-fifth to Pharaoh. And four-fifths is your own, as seed for the field and for your food, for those of your households and as food for your little ones.”

Genesis 47:26

And Yosĕ

2 Chronicles 34:12

And the men did the work trustworthily. And over them were appointed Yaḥ

Nehemiah 11:9

And Yo’ĕ

Job 5:20

In scarcity of food He shall redeem you from death, and in battle from the power of the sword.

Psalm 33:19

To deliver their being from death, And to keep them alive during scarcity of food.

Proverbs 22:3

A clever one foresees evil and hides himself, But the simple go on and are punished.

Proverbs 27:12

A clever man foresees calamity, hides himself; The simple shall go on, they are punished.

Numbers 31:14

But Mosheh was wroth with the officers of the army, with the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, who had come from the campaign.

Luke 16:5

“And calling every one of his master’s debtors to him, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’