And let them gather all the food of these coming good years. And let them heap up grain under Pharaoh’s hand as food in the cities, and let them keep it.
And it shall be, as you gather you shall give a fifth part to Pharaoh; and four parts shall be yours, for the seed of the field and for your food, and for those in your houses, and for food for your little ones.
And Joseph made it a law until this day on the land of Egypt, the fifth part is for Pharaoh; only the land of the priests being excepted; it did not become Pharaoh’s.
And the men were working faithfully in the work. And over them were appointed Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah, and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites to oversee; and of the Levites all who were skilled in musical instruments;