Genesis 47:24

Easy To Read Version

At harvest time, you must give one fifth of your crops to Pharaoh. You can keep four-fifths for yourselves. You can use the seed you keep for food and planting the next year. Now you can feed your families and your children.”

Cross References

Genesis 14:20

And we praise God Most High. God helped you to defeat your enemies.”

Genesis 14:21

Then the king of Sodom told Abram, “Give me my people that the enemy took away. But you can keep all these other things.”

Genesis 28:22

I am setting this stone up as a memorial stone. It will show that this is a holy place for God. And I will give God one tenth of all he gives me.”

Genesis 41:34

Then you should choose other men to collect food from the people. During the seven good years, the people must give them one fifth of all the food they grow.

Genesis 47:23

Joseph said to the people, “Now I have bought you and your land for Pharaoh. So I will give you seed, and you can plant your fields.

Genesis 47:25

The people said, “You have saved our lives. We are happy to be slaves to Pharaoh.”

Psalm 112:5

It is good for a person\par to be kind and generous.\par It is good for a person\par to be fair in his business.\par

Psalm 41:1

A person who helps poor people succeed\par will get many blessings. {\cf2\super [256]} \par When trouble comes,\par the Lord will save that person.\par

Leviticus 27:30

“A tenth of all crops belong to the Lord. This means the crops from fields and the fruit from trees—a tenth belongs to the Lord.

Leviticus 27:32

“{The priests will} take every tenth animal from a person’s cows or sheep. Every tenth animal will belong to the Lord.

Numbers 18:21

“The people of Israel will give one tenth of everything they have. So I give that one tenth to all the descendants [247] of Levi. This is their payment for the work that they do while they serve at the Meeting Tent. [248]

Deuteronomy 14:22

“Every year you must be sure to save one tenth of all the crops that grow in your fields.

Deuteronomy 26:12

“Every third year is the Year of Tithes. In that year, you must give one tenth of your harvest to the Levites, [161] to the foreigners living in your country, and to the widows [162] and orphans. [163] Then those people will have plenty to eat in every city.