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So Josephboughtall the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for everyEgyptiansold his field, because the famine was severe upon them. Thus the landbecamePharaoh's.
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Only the land of the priests he did not buy, for the priests had an allotment from Pharaoh, and they livedoff the allotmentwhichPharaohgave them. Therefore*, they did not sell their land.
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"At the harvest you shall give a fifth to Pharaoh, and four-fifths* shall be your own for seed of the field and for your food and for those of your households and as food for your littleones."
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Josephmade it a statuteconcerning the land of Egypt valid to thisday, that Pharaoh should have the fifth; only the land of the priests did not becomePharaoh's.
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When the time for Israel to diedrewnear, he called his sonJoseph and said to him, "Please, if I have foundfavor in your sight, placenow your handunder my thigh and deal with me in kindness and faithfulness. Please do not bury me in Egypt,