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And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and fourparts 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.
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And they said , Thou hast saved our lives : let us findgrace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh'sservants.
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And Josephmade 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.
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And Israeldwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew , and multipliedexceedingly.
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And Jacoblived in the land of Egyptseventeen*years: so the whole ageofJacob was an hundredfortyandsevenyears.
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And the time drew nigh that Israel must die : and he called his sonJoseph, and said unto him, If now I have foundgrace in thy sight,put , I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and dealkindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:
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But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said , I will do as thou hast said.
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And he said , Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israelbowed himself upon the bed'shead.