It will happen at the harvests, that you shall give a fifth to Pharaoh, and four parts will be your own, for seed of the field, for your food, for them of your households, and for food for your little ones."

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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 pa , 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…

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