Genesis 41:34

Good News Translation

You must also appoint other officials and take a fifth of the crops during the seven years of plenty.

Cross References

Genesis 41:33

“Now you should choose some man with wisdom and insight and put him in charge of the country.

Genesis 41:35

Order them to collect all the food during the good years that are coming, and give them authority to store up grain in the cities and guard it.

Genesis 47:24

At the time of harvest you must give one-fifth to the king. You can use the rest for seed and for food for yourselves and your families.”

Genesis 47:26

So Joseph made it a law for the land of Egypt that one-fifth of the harvest should belong to the king. This law still remains in force today. Only the lands of the priests did not become the king's property.

2 Chronicles 34:12

The men who did the work were thoroughly honest. They were supervised by four Levites: Jahath and Obadiah of the clan of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam of the clan of Kohath. (The Levites were all skillful musicians.)

Nehemiah 11:9

Joel son of Zichri was their leader, and Judah son of Hassenuah was the second ranking official in the city. Jedaiah son of Joiarib, and Jachin.

Job 5:20

when famine comes, he will keep you alive, and in war protect you from death.

Psalm 33:19

He saves them from death; he keeps them alive in times of famine.

Proverbs 22:3

Sensible people will see trouble coming and avoid it, but an unthinking person will walk right into it and regret it later.

Proverbs 27:12

Sensible people will see trouble coming and avoid it, but an unthinking person will walk right into it and regret it later.

Numbers 31:14

Moses became angry with the officers, the commanders of battalions and companies, who had returned from the war.

Luke 16:5

So he called in all the people who were in debt to his master. He asked the first one, ‘How much do you owe my master?’