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Genesis 47:25 KJV
Genesis · chapter 47 · verse 25
And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.Genesis 47:25 · King James Version
Genesis 47:25 in context
23Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.
24And 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.
25And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.
26And 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.
27And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- Pharaoh'sParʻôhParoh, a general title of Egyptian kingsH6547 →
- liveschâyâhto live, whether literally or figurativelyH2421 →
- gracechêngraciousnessH2580 →
- sightʻayinan eyeH5869 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- findmâtsâʼproperly, to come forth toH4672 →
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Care being taken of Jacob and his family, the preservation of which was especially designed by Providence in Joseph's advancement, an account is now given of the saving of the kingdom of Egypt too from ruin; for God is King of nations as well as King of saints, and provideth food for all flesh.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-26