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Genesis 41:34

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

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.

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“So the manager called in each person who owed the master some money. He asked the first one, ‘How much do you owe my master?’

Wise people see trouble coming and get out of its way, but fools go straight to the trouble and suffer for it.

Wise people see trouble coming and get out of its way, but fools go straight to it and suffer for it.

He saves them from death. He gives them strength when they are hungry.

God will save you from death when there is famine. He will protect you from the sword when there is war.

Joel son of Zicri was in charge of them. And Judah son of Hassenuah was in charge of the Second District of the city of Jerusalem.

The men worked faithfully. Their supervisors were Jahath and Obadiah. Jahath and Obadiah were Levites, and they were descendants of Merari. Other supervisors were Zechariah and Meshullam. They were descendants of Kohath. The Levites who were skilled in playing instruments of music also supervised the laborers and all the other workers. Some Levites worked as secretaries, officials, and doorkeepers.

Moses was very angry with the leaders of the army, the commanders of 1000 men, and the commanders of 100 men, who came back from the war.

So, Pharaoh, you should choose a wise, intelligent man and put him in charge of Egypt.

In this way these men will collect all the food during the seven good years and store it in the cities until it is needed. Pharaoh, this food will be under your control.

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.”

So Joseph made a law at that time in the land, and that law continues today. The law says that one-fifth of everything from the land belongs to the Pharaoh who owns all the land. The only land he does not own is the land of the priests.




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