KJV King James Version
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.
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Genesis 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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Let Pharaoh take action and appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.
WEB World English Bible
Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint overseers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt’s produce in the seven plenteous years.
ASV American Standard Version
Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint overseers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
let Pharaoh make and appoint overseers over the land, and receive a fifth of the land of Egypt in the seven years of plenty,
Surrounding context — Genesis 41
31 And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it [shall be] very grievous.
32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; [it is] because the thing [is] established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
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.
35 And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.
36 And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.
37 And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
יַעֲשֶׂ֣הH6213 · a.sahto make: doפַרְעֹ֔הH6547 · par.ohPharaohוְיַפְקֵ֥דH6485 · pa.qadto reckon: listפְּקִדִ֖יםH6496 · pa.qidoverseerעַל־H5921 · aluponהָאָ֑רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetוְחִמֵּשׁ֙H2567 · cha.mashto take the fifth partאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֶ֣רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetמִצְרַ֔יִםH4714 · mits.ra.yimEgyptבְּשֶׁ֖בַעH7651 · she.vasevenשְׁנֵ֥יH8141 · sha.nehyearהַשָּׂבָֽע׃H7647 · sa.vaabundance
Cross-references
Proverbs 6:6-8Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:Psalm 33:19To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.Numbers 31:14And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, [with] the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.2 Kings 11:11-12And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, [along] by the altar and the temple.2 Chronicles 34:12And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them [were] Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set [it] forward; and [other of] the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick.Nehemiah 11:9And Joel the son of Zichri [was] their overseer: and Judah the son of Senuah [was] second over the city.Job 5:20In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.Luke 16:5So he called every one of his lord’s debtors [unto him], and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?Proverbs 27:12A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [but] the simple pass on, [and] are punished.Proverbs 22:3A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
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