Genesis 41:34

KJV1611 – Modern English

Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land to collect one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt in the seven plentiful years.

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  • Num 31:14 : 14 And Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, who came from the battle.
  • 2 Kgs 11:11-12 : 11 The guard stood, each with his weapons in hand, surrounding the king from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, by the altar and the temple. 12 He brought out the king's son, put the crown on him, and gave him the testimony; they made him king and anointed him; and they clapped their hands and said, 'Long live the king!'.
  • 2 Chr 34:12 : 12 And 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 who were skilled in instruments of music.
  • Neh 11:9 : 9 And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer: and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city.
  • Job 5:20 : 20 In famine he shall redeem you from death: and in war from the power of the sword.
  • Ps 33:19 : 19 to deliver their soul from death and to keep them alive in famine.
  • Prov 6:6-8 : 6 Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 8 Provides her food in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.
  • Prov 22:3 : 3 A prudent man foresees the evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished.
  • Prov 27:12 : 12 A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished.
  • Luke 16:5 : 5 So he called every one of his master's debtors to him, and said to the first, How much do you owe my master?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 41:35-37
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    85%

    35Let them gather all the food of those good years that are coming, and store up grain under Pharaoh's authority, and let them keep food in the cities.

    36This food shall be in reserve for the land for the seven years of famine which shall be in the land of Egypt, that the land may not perish during the famine.

    37The proposal was good in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of all his servants.

  • Gen 41:33
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    33Now therefore, let Pharaoh select a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt.

  • Gen 47:24-26
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    24And it shall come to pass in the harvest, that you shall give a fifth part to 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, You have saved our lives: let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.

    26And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt to this day, that Pharaoh should have a fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which did not become Pharaoh's.

  • Gen 41:39-44
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    76%

    39Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, Inasmuch as God has shown you all this, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.

    40You shall be over my house, and all my people shall be ruled according to your word; only in regard to the throne will I be greater than you.

    41And Pharaoh said to Joseph, See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.

    42Then Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it on Joseph's hand; and he dressed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck.

    43And he had him ride in the second chariot which he had, and they cried out before him, Bow the knee; thus he set him over all the land of Egypt.

    44Pharaoh also said to Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without your consent no man may lift his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.

  • Gen 41:28-31
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    28This is the thing that I have spoken to Pharaoh. God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.

    29Seven years of great abundance will come throughout all the land of Egypt.

    30But after them seven years of famine will arise, and all the abundance will be forgotten in the land of Egypt, and the famine will consume the land.

    31The abundance in the land will not be known because of the famine that will follow, for it will be very severe.

  • Exod 5:5-6
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    5And Pharaoh said, Look, the people of the land are now many, and you make them rest from their burdens.

    6And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people and their officers, saying,

  • Gen 41:54-56
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    54And the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. The famine was in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

    55When all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Then Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, Go to Joseph; whatever he says to you, do.

    56The famine was over all the face of the earth; and Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians. The famine became severe in the land of Egypt.

  • Gen 47:6
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    6The land of Egypt is before you; in the best of the land make your father and brothers to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if you know any capable men among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.

  • Gen 41:46-48
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    46Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and traveled throughout all the land of Egypt.

    47During the seven plentiful years the earth produced abundantly.

    48So he gathered up all the food of the seven years that were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities; he laid up in every city the food of the fields which surrounded them.

  • Gen 47:20
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    20And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh's.

  • Gen 45:17-18
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    17And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to your brothers, Do this: load your animals and go, get to the land of Canaan.

    18And take your father and your households and come to me; and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat the fat of the land.

  • 1 Sam 8:15
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    15And he will take a tenth of your grain, and of your vineyards, and give it to his officers and to his servants.

  • Gen 45:20
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    20Also do not concern yourselves with your goods, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.

  • Jer 25:19
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    19Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people;

  • Gen 47:14
    70%

    14And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the grain which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house.

  • Gen 41:4
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    4And the poor and thin-fleshed cows ate up the seven well-favored and fat cows. So Pharaoh awoke.

  • Gen 45:11
    70%

    11And there I will provide for you; for there are still five years of famine, lest you and your household and all that you have come to poverty.

  • Exod 18:21
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    21Moreover, you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place them over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.