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Genesis 47:25-27
New International Reader's Version
Genesis 47:25-27
New International Reader's Version
25 “You have saved our lives,” they said. “If you are pleased with us, we will be Pharaoh’s slaves.”
26 So Joseph made a law about land in Egypt. It’s still the law today. A fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh. Only the land belonging to the priests didn’t become Pharaoh’s.
27 The people of Israel lived in Egypt in the area of Goshen. They received property there. They had children and so became many.
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