Genesis 47:26

Easy To Read Version

So Joseph made a law at that time in the land. And that law still continues today. The law says that one fifth of everything from the land belongs to the Pharaoh. The Pharaoh owns all the land. The only land he doesn’t own is the land of the priests.

Cross References

Genesis 14:20

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

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 47:22

The only land Joseph didn’t buy was the land that the priests owned. The priests didn’t need to sell their land because Pharaoh paid them for their work. So they used this money to buy food to eat.

Genesis 47:25

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

Ezra 7:24

\{I want\} you men to know that it is against the law to make the priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, temple servants, and other workers in God’s temple pay taxes. Those people don’t have to pay taxes, money to honor the king, or any duty taxes.

Ezekiel 7:24

I will bring evil people from other nations. And those evil people will get all the houses of the people of Israel. I will stop all of you powerful people from being so proud. Those people from other nations will get all your places of worship. {\cf2\super [56]}

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.

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.