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. Genesis 47:24 KJV |
And at the harvests you shall give a fifth to Pharaoh,
and four fifths shall be your own, as seed for the field and as food for yourselves and your households, and as food for your little ones.” Genesis 47:24 ESV |
And Joseph made 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. Genesis 47:26 KJV |
So Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt,
and it stands to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth; the land of the priests alone did not become Pharaoh's. Genesis 47:26 ESV |