Genesis 47:24

New English Translation

When you gather in the crop, give one-fifth of it to Pharaoh, and the rest will be yours for seed for the fields and for you to eat, including those in your households and your little children.”

Cross References

Genesis 14:20

Worthy of praise is the Most High God, who delivered your enemies into your hand.” Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.

Genesis 14:21

Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people and take the possessions for yourself.”

Genesis 28:22

Then this stone that I have set up as a sacred stone will be the house of God, and I will surely give you back a tenth of everything you give me.”

Genesis 41:34

Pharaoh should do this – he should appoint officials throughout the land to collect one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.

Genesis 47:23

Joseph said to the people, “Since I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh, here is seed for you. Cultivate the land.

Genesis 47:25

They replied, “You have saved our lives! You are showing us favor, and we will be Pharaoh’s slaves.”

Psalm 112:5

It goes well for the one who generously lends money, and conducts his business honestly.

Psalm 41:1

How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, the Lord delivers him.

Leviticus 27:30

“‘Any tithe of the land, from the grain of the land or from the fruit of the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord.

Leviticus 27:32

All the tithe of herd or flock, everything which passes under the rod, the tenth one will be holy to the Lord.

Numbers 18:21

See, I have given the Levites all the tithes in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they perform – the service of the tent of meeting.

Deuteronomy 14:22

You must be certain to tithe all the produce of your seed that comes from the field year after year.

Deuteronomy 26:12

When you finish tithing all your income in the third year (the year of tithing), you must give it to the Levites, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows so that they may eat to their satisfaction in your villages.