Genesis 47:25-27

New International Reader's Version

²⁵ “You have saved our lives,” they said. “If you are pleased with us, we will be Pharaoh’s slaves.”

²⁶ So Joseph made a law about land in Egypt. It’s still the law today. A fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh. Only the land belonging to the priests didn’t become Pharaoh’s.

²⁷ The people of Israel lived in Egypt in the area of Goshen. They received property there. They had children and so became many.