Then when you harvest it, one-fifth of your crop will belong to Pharaoh. You may keep the remaining four-fifths as seed for your fields and as food for you, your households, and your little ones.”

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

רעמסס ra‘mesês — Ra‘meses “son of the sun.”

מטה mı̂ṭṭāh — “bed.” מטה maṭṭeh

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And it shall come to pass, in the increase
When the land shall produce an increase, and it shall be gathered in:

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

With care taken for Jacob and his family—a mercy especially orchestrated by Providence through Joseph's advancement—the account now turns to how th…