King James Version
“And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.”
Genesis 47:24 · KJV
Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands. priests: or, princes
Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.
And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.
And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.
And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh's. priests: or, princes
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“And it shall come to pass in the increase”
H8393income, i.e., produce (literally or figuratively)
“that ye shall give”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
“parts”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“shall be your own for seed”
H2233seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“and for them of your households”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
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