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George Haydock's Catholic Commentary

Genesis 41:34

Fifth part. This was a tax laid upon all the Egyptians, (Calmet) unless Pharao paid for what corn was laid up. (Haydock) --- This quantity would be sufficient, as the people would be content with a smaller allowance during the famine; and the environs of the Nile would produce something, though not worth mentioning, chap. xlv. 6. (Menochius)

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See also Genesis 41:34 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Genesis 41:34. _LET HIM APPOINT OFFICERS_] פקדים _pekidim_, visiters, overseers: translated by Ainsworth, _bishops_; see Genesis 39:1. _TAKE UP THE FIFTH PART OF THE LAND_] What is still calle...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    - Joseph Was Exalted 1. יאר _y__e__'or_, “river, canal,” mostly applied to the Nile. Some suppose the word to be Coptic. 2. אחוּ _'āchû_, “sedge, reed-grass, marsh-grass.” This word is probably Co...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 41 JOSEPH'S EXALTATION _ 1. Pharaoh's dreams (Genesis 41:1)_ 2. Joseph brought from the prison (Genesis 41:8) 3. Joseph's humility (Genesis 41:16) 4. The revealer of secrets ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    GENESIS 41. JOSEPH INTERPRETS PHARAOH'S DREAMS AND IS MADE VICEROY OF EGYPT. This is mainly from E, Genesis 41:1 apart from Genesis 41:15_ b_, and perhaps Genesis 41:9_ b_ entirely so. But J has been...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _Let Pharaoh do this_ Joseph's advice is (1) to appoint a "grain administrator," _praefectus rei frumentariae_; (2) to appoint local officers, "over-seers," LXX τοπάρχαι, for the various districts of...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Joseph's Counsel 33. _let Pharaoh_, &c. Joseph leaves the office of interpreter, and takes upon himself to give political counsel to the king of Egypt....

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    OFFICERS, &C.— The Hebrew signifies, literally, _overseers._ The Hebrew פקיד _pekid,_ as the Greek επισκοπος, whence we have formed our English word _bishop,_ is a man who has a charge or office, for...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    2. _Joseph as Prisoner in Egypt_ (Genesis 39:1 to Genesis 41:45). 39 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh'S, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of t...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _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._ Appoint officers over the land - overseers, equivalent...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE DREAMS OF PHARAOH AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF JOSEPH 1. Pharaoh] It is believed that a dynasty of Asiatic (perhaps Bedouin) conquerors, known as the Hyksôs or Shepherd kings, were now in power in Egypt...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    Joseph's suggestion was that a fifth part of the corn crop should be required of the people for the next seven years to be stored up by the government; this would keep a quantity in the. country which...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Joseph did not have enough time to think about this plan. But he proposed a plan that was correct. ‘One part out of every 5 parts’ (verse 34) was the correct amount. Joseph did not make the plan himse...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 41 *PHARAOH’S DREAMS V1 After two whole years, *Pharaoh had a dream. He dreamed that he stood by the river Nile. V2 And he saw 7 cows, which came...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    TAKE UP THE FIFTH PART OF THE LAND. — Heb., _let him fifth the land,_ that is, exact a fifth part of the produce. It has been supposed that it had been usual in Egypt to pay to the king a tithe of the...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה פַרְעֹ֔ה וְ יַפְקֵ֥ד פְּקִדִ֖ים עַל...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    PHARAOH'S DREAMS Genesis 41:1 "Thus saith the Lord, that frustrateth the tokens of the liars and maketh diviners mad; that confirmeth the word of His servant, and performeth the counsel of His messen...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    PHARAOH'S DREAMS INTERPRETED Genesis 41:14 Notwithstanding the great urgency of the royal summons, and the speed with which the great events of his life crowded on one another, Joseph was kept in per...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Still the divine activity proceeded. Now it was Pharaoh who dreamed, and now the butler remembered. The result was that Joseph was brought before the king, and as he stood in the royal presence he was...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    PHARAOH CALLED FOR JOSEPH Naturally, Pharaoh sent for the Hebrew who had interpreted the dreams of his servants in prison. Joseph cleaned up, shaved the hair of his head and put on fresh clothing and...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Reader! do not overlook our great spiritual Joseph through all this. While Pharaoh exclaims, with astonishment, in the view of the Spirit of GOD in Joseph, how ought we to admire and adore Him, who re...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    Having already shown the position of Isaac, I resume briefly with the remark that he stands before us clearly as the representative of the Son, and this too as dead, risen, and in heaven. All will und...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 37 THROUGH 41. What follows from chapter 37 is the interesting history of Joseph, to which even children ever yield a ready ear, although ignorant of all the...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    LET PHARAOH DO [THIS],.... Appoint such a person; who as a sovereign prince could do it of himself: AND LET HIM APPOINT OFFICERS OVER THE LAND; not Pharaoh, but the wise and discreet governor he shou...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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. Ver. 34. _And take up the fifth part of the land._] Fo...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Let him appoint officers to take up a fifth part_ Not by force or violence, but by purchase at the common price, which would probably be very low during these years of plenty. But why only a _fifth p...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Pharaohs two dreames. 9 Ioseph interpreteth them. 33 Hee giueth Pharaoh counsell. 38 Ioseph is aduanced. 50 Hee begetteth Manasseh and Ephraim. 54 The famine beginneth. 1 AND it came to passe...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Joseph Interprets the Dreams...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, the chief overseer was to be given assistants, AND TAKE UP THE FIFTH PART OF THE LAND OF EGYPT, of the yield of the land, in the seven...

  • Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures

    FIFTH SECTION _Joseph the interpreter of Pharaoh’s dreams._ GENESIS 41:1-57 1And it came to pass, at the end of two full years [lit., days], that Pharaoh dreamed; and, behold, he stood by the river....

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    DREAMS SENT BY GOD TO PHARAOH Joseph remained in prison two full years longer, a further time of learning in humiliation the practical lesson of self-discipline. But he was under God's eye, and at th...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    OFFICERS: Or, overseers...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    33-45 Joseph gave good advice to Pharaoh. Fair warning should always be followed by good counsel. God has in his word told us of a day of trial before us, when we shall need all the grace we can have...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    Not by force or violence, for Joseph would never be the author of such unrighteous counsels; but by purchase at the common price, which was like to be very low in that case, and therefore might easily...

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    On which we shall dwell more particularly. There is not in scripture a more perfect and beautiful type of Christ than Joseph. Whether we view Christ as the object of the Father's love, the object of t...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Genesis 41:34 Pharaoh H6547 do H6213 (H8799) appoint H6485 (H8686) officers H6496 land H776 one-fifth H2567 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    “Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. Let Pharaoh do this. And let him appoint overseers over the land and take up the fifth part of the land...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Pharaoh's dream. Joseph's exaltation in Egypt and his Gentile bride. CHARACTERS: Pharaoh, Joseph, butler, Asenath, Manasseh, Ephriam. CONCLUSION: The faithful believer will be abundantly r...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Genesis 41:1. _Pharaoh dreamed._ See on Isaiah 4:2. Whatever be the pleas of atheism and materialism against dreams of a prophetic character, it is evident enough from the gentile mythology, and from...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn_ JOSEPH AS THE ADVISER OF PHARAOH I. HIS PRESENCE OF MIND. Equal to the situation. II. THE KINDNESS AND OPENNESS OF HIS...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 41:25 Stressing that the dreams come from God, Joseph says that the similar content of the dreams means they will be fulfilled soon. Joseph’s detailed instructions impress Phar...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 41:34. Take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt.] Lay on a tax of a fifth of the produce. “The exaction of a fifth or two tithes, during the period of plenty, may have been...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION GENESIS 41:1 AND IT CAME TO PASS AT THE END OF TWO FULL YEARS (literally, _two years of _days, _i.e._ two complete years from the commencement of Joseph's incarceration, or more probably a...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    For audio go to chapter 39 Now it came to pass at the end of two full years (Genesis 41:1), That is after Joseph said "don't forget me, pal". "Oh, I won't." "At the end of two full years," that Pharao...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    officers. or, overseers. Numbers 31:14 2 Kings 11:11 2 Kings 11:12 2 Chronicles 34:12...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    GOD INTERVENES FOR JOSEPH Genesis 41:9 INTRODUCTORY WORDS How the words ring out with almost appalling sadness: "Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him." 1. JOSEPH HAD SHOWN M...

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