Now therefore let Pharaoh select a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt.
Genesis 41:34 - English Standard Version 2016 Let Pharaoh proceed to appoint overseers over the land and take one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven plentiful years. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Let Pharaoh do this; then let him select and appoint officers over the land, and take one-fifth [of the produce] of the [whole] land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years [year by year]. American Standard Version (1901) Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint overseers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years. Common English Bible Then Pharaoh should appoint administrators over the land and take one-fifth of all the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven years of abundance. Catholic Public Domain Version so that he may appoint overseers throughout all the regions. And let a fifth part of the fruits, throughout the seven fertile years Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That he may appoint overseers over all the countries; and gather into barns the fifth part of the fruits, during the seven fruitful years, |
Now therefore let Pharaoh select a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt.
And let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming and store up grain under the authority of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it.
And at the harvests you shall give a fifth to Pharaoh, and four fifths shall be your own, as seed for the field and as food for yourselves and your households, and as food for your little ones.”
So Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt, and it stands to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth; the land of the priests alone did not become Pharaoh’s.
And the men did the work faithfully. Over them were set Jahath and Obadiah the Levites, of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to have oversight. The Levites, all who were skillful with instruments of music,
Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.
In famine he will redeem you from death, and in war from the power of the sword.
that he may deliver their soul from death and keep them alive in famine.
The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.
The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.
And Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, who had come from service in the war.
So, summoning his master’s debtors one by one, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’