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.
Study Helps
Interpretation
Joseph gave good advice to Pharaoh. Fair warning should always be followed by good counsel.
Read with
This thought runs through Genesis 41:33-36.
Glossary
- Egypt Place
- The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Ain Shams.