Genesis 47:25-27

GOD’S WORD Translation

²⁵ “You have saved our lives,” they said. “Please, sir, we are willing to be Pharaoh’s slaves.”

²⁶ Joseph made a law concerning the land in Egypt which is still in force today: One-fifth ⌞of the produce⌟ belongs to Pharaoh. Only the land of the priests didn’t belong to Pharaoh.

Jacob’s [Israel’s] Last Days in Egypt

²⁷ So the Israelites settled in Egypt in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and had many children.