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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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A Just and Fair System
Commentators agree that Joseph's 20% tax was not oppressive but a fair and generous system. By establishing a fixed, legal rent, Joseph protected the people from arbitrary demands and secured their property under a new, stable agreement. This act is viewed as that of a public benefactor establishing a just law for the land.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
רעמסס ra‘mesês — Ra‘meses “son of the sun.”
מטה mı̂ṭṭāh — “bed.” מטה maṭṭeh…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it shall come to pass, in the increase When the land shall produce an increase, and it shall be gathered in:
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…
