Genesis 47:22

Bible in Basic English 1965

Only he did not take the land of the priests, for the priests had their food given them by Pharaoh, and having what Pharaoh gave them, they had no need to give up their land.

Cross References

Genesis 14:18

And Melchizedek, king of Salem, the priest of the Most High God, took bread and wine,

Genesis 41:45

And Pharaoh gave Joseph the name of Zaphnath-paaneah; and he gave him Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera, the priest of On, to be his wife. So Joseph went through all the land of Egypt.

Genesis 41:50

And before the time of need, Joseph had two sons, to whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera, priest of On, gave birth.

Genesis 47:21

And as for the people, he made servants of them, town by town, from one end of Egypt to the other.

Genesis 47:23

Then Joseph said to the people, I have made you and your land this day the property of Pharaoh; here is seed for you to put in your fields.

Genesis 47:26

Then Joseph made a law which is in force to this day, that Pharaoh was to have the fifth part; only the land of the priests did not become his.

2 Samuel 8:18

And Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were priests.

Ezra 7:24

In addition, we make it clear to you, that it will be against the law to put any tax or payment in goods or forced payment on any of the priests or Levites, the music-makers, door-keepers, Nethinim, or any servants of this house of God.

Nehemiah 13:10

And I saw that the Levites had not been given what was needed for their support; so that the Levites and the music-makers, who did the work, had gone away, everyone to his field.

Matthew 10:10

Take no bag for your journey and do not take two coats or shoes or a stick: for the workman has a right to his food.

1 Corinthians 9:13

Do you not see that the servants of the holy things get their living from the Temple, and the servants of the altar have their part in the food which is offered on the altar?

Galatians 6:6

But let him who gets teaching in the word give a part in all good things to his teacher.

Deuteronomy 12:19

See that you do not give up caring for the Levite as long as you are living in your land.

2 Thessalonians 3:10

For even when we were with you we gave you orders, saying, If any man does no work, let him not have food.

1 Timothy 5:17

Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.