Genesis 47:22

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

except the priests. The king gave the priests a regular food allowance, so they did not have to sell their land.

Cross References

Genesis 14:18

King Melchizedek of Salem was a priest of God Most High. He brought out some bread and wine

Genesis 41:45

He gave Joseph the Egyptian name Zaphenath Paneah. And he let him marry Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, a priest in the city of Heliopolis. Joseph travelled all over Egypt.

Genesis 41:50

Joseph and his wife had two sons before the famine began.

Genesis 47:21

and made everyone the king's slaves,

Genesis 47:23

Then Joseph said to the people, “You and your land now belong to the king. I'm giving you seed to plant,

Genesis 47:26

Then Joseph made a law that one-fifth of the harvest would always belong to the king. Only the priests did not lose their land.

2 Samuel 8:18

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was the commander of David's bodyguard. David's sons were priests.

Ezra 7:24

We want you to know that no priests, Levites, musicians, guards, temple servants, or any other temple workers will have to pay any kind of taxes.

Nehemiah 13:10

I also found out that the temple singers and several other Levites had returned to work on their farms, because they had not been given their share of the harvest.

Matthew 10:10

And don't carry a travelling bag or an extra shirt or sandals or a walking stick. Workers deserve their food.

1 Corinthians 9:13

Don't you know that people who work in the temple make their living from what is brought to the temple? Don't you know that a person who serves at the altar is given part of what is offered?

Galatians 6:6

Share every good thing you have with anyone who teaches you what God has said.

2 Thessalonians 3:10

We also gave you the rule that if you don't work, you don't eat.

1 Timothy 5:17

Church leaders who do their job well deserve to be paid twice as much, especially if they work hard at preaching and teaching.