Genesis 47:23-25

Holman Christian Standard Bible

²³ Then 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 And they said, “You have saved our lives. We have found favor in our lord’s eyes and will be Pharaoh’s slaves.”