"Let Pharaoh do {this}, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in th…" — Genesis 41:34

Genesis 41:34 · KJV

“Let Pharaoh do {this}, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years. {officers: or, overseers}”

— Genesis 41:34

Verse 33

Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.

Verse 35

And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.

Genesis 41 — Context

And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; {it is} because the thing {is} established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass. {established...: or, prepared of God}

Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.

Let Pharaoh do {this}, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years. {officers: or, overseers}

And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.

And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine. {perish...: Heb. be not cut off}

Cross References

Proverbs 6:6-8

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

Luke 16:5

So he called every one of his lord's debtors {unto him}, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?

Job 5:20

In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. {power: Heb. hands}

Psalms 33:19

To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

Proverbs 27:12

A prudent {man} foreseeth the evil, {and} hideth himself; {but} the simple pass on, {and} are punished.

2 Chronicles 34:12

And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them {were} Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set {it} forward; and {other of} the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick.

Numbers 31:14

And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, {with} the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle. {battle: Heb. host of war}

Nehemiah 11:9

And Joel the son of Zichri {was} their overseer: and Judah the son of Senuah {was} second over the city.