The fifth part you shall give to the king: the other four you shall have for seed, and for food for your families and children. 47:25 And they answered: Our life is in thy hand: only let my lord look favourably upon us, and we will gladly serve the king. 47:26 From that time unto this day, in the whole land of Egypt, the fifth part is paid to the king, and it is become as a law, except the land of