19
Why shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be slaves unto Pharaoh, and give
us seed that we may live, and not die, that the land not be desolate.
20
Then Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for each one of the Egyptians sold his field because the famine prevailed over them; so the land became Pharaoh’s.
21
And as for the people, he removed them to cities from
one end of the borders of Egypt even to the
other end thereof.
22
Only the land of the priests he did not buy, for the priests had a portion
assigned them of Pharaoh and ate their portion which Pharaoh gave them; therefore they did not sell their lands.
23
Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh; behold,
here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.
24
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 those of your households and for food for your little ones.
25
And they said, Thou hast saved our lives; let us find grace in the sight of my lord that we might be Pharaoh’s slaves.
26
And Joseph made it a statute over the land of Egypt unto this day,
that Pharaoh should have the fifth
part; except the land of the priests only,
which did not become Pharaoh’s.
27
Thus Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen; and they had possessions therein and grew and multiplied exceedingly.
28
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years; so the whole age of Jacob was one hundred forty-seven years.
29
And the time drew nigh that Israel must die; and he called his son Joseph and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh and deal with me in mercy and truth; do not bury me, I pray thee, in Egypt;