Genesis 47:26

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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.

Cross References

Genesis 14:20

All praise belongs to God Most High for helping you defeat your enemies.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.

Genesis 28:22

This rock will be your house, and I will give back to you a tenth of everything you give me.”

Genesis 41:34

Then appoint some other officials to collect one-fifth of every crop harvested in Egypt during the seven years when there is plenty.

Genesis 47:22

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

Genesis 47:25

“Sir, you have saved our lives!” they answered. “We are glad to be slaves of the king.”

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.

Ezekiel 7:24

so I will tell the most wicked nations to come and take over your homes. They will put an end to the pride you have in your strong army, and they will make your places of worship unfit to use.

Leviticus 27:30

Ten per cent of everything you harvest is holy and belongs to me, whether it grows in your fields or on your fruit trees.

Numbers 18:21

Ten per cent of the Israelites' crops and one out of every ten of their newborn animals belong to me. But I am giving all this to the Levites as their pay for the work they do at the sacred tent.

Deuteronomy 14:22

People of Israel, every year you must set aside ten per cent of your grain harvest.

Deuteronomy 26:12

Every year you are to give ten per cent of your harvest to the LORD. But every third year, this ten per cent must be given to the poor who live in your town, including Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows. That way, they will have enough to eat.