Genesis 47:24

Holy Bible: 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 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.

Psalm 112:5

It is good for people to be kind and generous and to be fair in business.

Psalm 41:1

Those who help the poor succeed will get many blessings. When trouble comes, the Lord will save them.

Leviticus 27:32

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

Genesis 47:25

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

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 14:20

And we praise God Most High, who helped you defeat your enemies.” Abram gave Melchizedek one-tenth of everything he had taken during the battle.

Genesis 14:21

Then the king of Sodom told Abram, “Give me my people who were captured. But you can keep everything else.”

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.”

Leviticus 27:30

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

Numbers 18:21

“The Israelites will give one-tenth of everything they have. So I give that one-tenth to the Levites. This is their payment for the work that they do while they serve at the Meeting Tent.

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, to the foreigners living in your country, and to the widows and orphans. Then they will have plenty to eat in every city.