Genesis 47:24

When you gather in the crop, ¹  give ²  one-fifth of it to Pharaoh, and the rest ³  will be yours for seed for the fields and for you to eat, including those in your households and your little children.”

Ge 41:34; Ge 47:25; Le 27:32; 1Sa 8:15-17; Ps 41:1; Ps 112:5

¹ tn The words “the crop” have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

² tn The perfect form with the vav (ו) consecutive is equivalent to an imperfect of instruction here.

³ tn Heb “four parts.”