Genesis 47:26

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So Joseph established a law that a fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh, and it is in effect in the land of Egypt to this day. Only the priests’ land does not belong to Pharaoh.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth. Only the land of the priests alone didn’t become Pharaoh’s.
World English Bible (WEB)
And Joseph{H3130} made{H7760}{(H8799)} it a law{H2706} over the land{H127} of Egypt{H4714} unto this day{H3117}, that Pharaoh{H6547} should have the fifth{H2569} part; except{H7535} the land{H127} of the priests{H3548} only, which became not Pharaoh's{H6547}.
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The F.O.G Paraphrase
and Joseph setteth it for a statute unto this day, concerning the ground of Egypt, that Pharaoh hath a fifth; only the ground of the priests alone hath not become Pharaoh’s.
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