Genesis 47:26 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NLT

Joseph then issued a decree still in effect in the land of Egypt, that Pharaoh should receive one-fifth of all the crops grown on his land. Only the land belonging to the priests was not given to Pharaoh.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

רעמסס ra‘m^esês — Ra‘meses “son of the sun.”

מטה mı̂ṭṭāh — “bed.” מטה maṭṭeh…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this
day
With the consent of Pha…

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…