25. “Sir, you have saved our lives!” they answered. “We are glad to be slaves of the king.”
26. Then Joseph made a law that one-fifth of the harvest would always belong to the king. Only the priests did not lose their land.
27. The people of Israel made their home in the land of Goshen, where they became prosperous and had large families.
28. Jacob himself lived there for seventeen years, before dying at the age of one hundred and forty-seven.
29. When Jacob knew he did not have long to live, he called in Joseph and said, “If you really love me, you must make a solemn promise not to bury me in Egypt.
30. Instead, bury me in the place where my ancestors are buried.”“I will do what you have asked,” Joseph answered.
31. “Will you give me your word?” Jacob asked.“Yes, I will,” Joseph promised. After this, Jacob bowed down and prayed at the head of his bed.