Genesis 47:24
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 them of your households, and for food for your little ones.
KJV
ut fruges habere possitis. Quintam partem regi dabitis : quatuor reliquas permitto vobis in sementem, et in cibum familiis et liberis vestris.
Vulgate
καὶ ἔσται τὰ γενήματα αὐτῆς, δώσετε τὸ πέμπτον μέρος τῷ Φαραώ· τὰ δὲ τέσσερα μέρη ἔσται ὑμῖν αὐτοῖς εἰς σπέρμα τῇ γῇ καὶ εἰς βρῶσιν ὑμῖν καὶ πᾶσιν τοῖς οἴκοις ὑμῶν.
LXX
And it shall come to pass at the ingatherings, that ye shall give a fifth 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.
ASV
וְ/הָיָה֙ בַּ/תְּבוּאֹ֔ת וּ/נְתַתֶּ֥ם חֲמִישִׁ֖ית לְ/פַרְעֹ֑ה וְ/אַרְבַּ֣ע הַ/יָּדֹ֡ת יִהְיֶ֣ה לָ/כֶם֩ לְ/זֶ֨רַע הַ/שָּׂדֶ֧ה וּֽ/לְ/אָכְלְ/כֶ֛ם וְ/לַ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּ/בָתֵּי/כֶ֖ם וְ/לֶ/אֱכֹ֥ל לְ/טַפְּ/כֶֽם
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Gen 41:34 — Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.
- Ps 41:1 — Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
- Ps 112:5 — A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.