Genesis 41:34 - New International Version (Anglicised)

³⁴ Let Pharaoh appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁴ 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

³⁴ 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)

³⁴ 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

³⁴ 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

³⁴ so that he may appoint overseers throughout all the regions. And let a fifth part of the fruits, throughout the seven fertile years

Genesis 41:34 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 41:33

‘And now let Pharaoh look for a discerning and wise man and put him in charge of the land of Egypt.

Genesis 41:35

They should collect all the food of these good years that are coming and store up the grain under the authority of Pharaoh, to be kept in the cities for food.

Genesis 47:24

But when the crop comes in, give a fifth of it to Pharaoh. The other four-fifths you may keep as seed for the fields and as food for yourselves and your households and your children.’

Genesis 47:26

So Joseph established it as a law concerning land in Egypt – still in force today – that a fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh. It was only the land of the priests that did not become Pharaoh’s.

2 Chronicles 34:12

The workers laboured faithfully. Over them to direct them were Jahath and Obadiah, Levites descended from Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descended from Kohath. The Levites – all who were skilled in playing musical instruments –

Nehemiah 11:9

Joel son of Zikri was their chief officer, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the New Quarter of the city.

Job 5:20

In famine he will deliver you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.

Psalm 33:19

to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.

Proverbs 22:3

The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

Proverbs 27:12

The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

Numbers 31:14

Moses was angry with the officers of the army – the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds – who returned from the battle.

Luke 16:5

‘So he called in each one of his master’s debtors. He asked the first, “How much do you owe my master?”