Genesis 41:34

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.

Let Pharaoh {H6547} do {H6213} this, and let him appoint {H6485} officers {H6496} over the land {H776}, and take up the fifth part {H2567} of the land {H776} of Egypt {H4714} in the seven {H7651} plenteous {H7647} years {H8141}.

Pharaoh should do this, and he should appoint supervisors over the land to receive a twenty percent tax on the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.

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

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.

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Cross-References

  • Proverbs 22:3 (2 votes)

    ¶ A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

  • Numbers 31:14 (2 votes)

    And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, [with] the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.

  • Proverbs 6:6 (2 votes)

    ¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

  • Proverbs 6:8 (2 votes)

    Provideth her meat in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest.

  • Job 5:20 (2 votes)

    In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.

  • Luke 16:5 (2 votes)

    So he called every one of his lord's debtors [unto him], and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?

  • Psalms 33:19 (2 votes)

    To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.