Genesis 47:26 meaning and explanation
So Joseph established a law that a fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh, and it is in effect in the land of Egypt to this day. Only the priests’ land does not belong to Pharaoh.
Genesis 47:26, Berean Standard Bible
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This verse concludes Joseph's administration of the famine. Speaking through the narrator, it records that Joseph made a standing law in Egypt: a fifth of all produce belonged to Pharaoh.
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