Genesis 47:23-25

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²³ Joseph said to the people, ‘Understand today that I have acquired you and your land for Pharaoh. Here is seed for you. Sow it in the land. ²⁴ At harvest, you are to give a fifth of it to Pharaoh,^(A) and four-fifths will be yours as seed for the field and as food for yourselves, your households, and your dependents.’

²⁵ ‘You have saved our lives,’ they said. ‘We have found favour with our lord and will be Pharaoh’s slaves.’