Genesis 41
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Genesis 41:33-37

33So nowH6258 let PharaohH6547 lookH7200 for a manH376 1discerningH995 and wiseH2450, and appointH7896 him overH5921 the landH776 of EgyptH4714. 34Let PharaohH6547 takeH6213 actionH6213 to appointH6485 overseersH6496 2inH5921 chargeH5921 ofH5921 the landH776, and let him takeH2567 aH2567 fifthH2567 of the produce of the landH776 of EgyptH4714 as a tax in the sevenH7651 yearsH8141 of abundanceH7647. 35Then have them 3collectH6908 allH3605 the foodH3978 of theseH428 goodH2896 yearsH8141 that are comingH935, and storeH6651 upH6651 the grainH1250 for foodH400 in the citiesH5892 underH8478 Pharaoh’sH6547 authorityH3027, and have them guardH8104 it. 36Let the foodH400 be used as a reserveH6487 for the landH776 for the sevenH7651 yearsH8141 of famineH7458 whichH834 will occurH1961 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714, so that the landH776 will not perishH3772 during the famineH7458.”

37Now the 4proposalH1697 seemedH3190 goodH3190 5to PharaohH6547 and 6to allH3605 his servantsH5650.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 41:33 Gen 41:39 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 41:34 Lit over ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 41:35 Gen 41:48 ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 41:37 Lit word ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 41:37 Lit in the sight of ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 41:37 Lit in the sight of ↩

Commentaries on Genesis 41

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