Genesis 47:24

Overview - Genesis 47
Joseph presents his father, and five of his brethren before Pharaoh.
11 He gives them habitation and maintenance.
13 He gets the Egyptians' money;
16 their cattle;
18 and their lands, except the priests', to Pharaoh.
23 He restores the land for a fifth.
28 Jacob's age.
29 He swears Joseph to bury him with his fathers.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 47:24  (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.
 


the fifth part
25 ; 41:34 Leviticus 27:32 ; 1 Samuel 8:15-17 ; Psalms 41:1 ; 112:5