The Book Of Genesis (2)

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Genesis 46:28
And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.

 

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Genesis 46:29
And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while

 

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Genesis 46:30
And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.

 

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Genesis 46:31
And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;

 

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Genesis 46:32
And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.

 

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Genesis 46:33
And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?

 

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Genesis 46:34
That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

 

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Genesis 47:1
Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.

 

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Genesis 47:2
And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.

 

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Genesis 47:3
3 Pharaoh asked the brothers, "What is your occupation?" "Your servants are shepherds," they replied to Pharaoh, 'just as our fathers were."

 

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Genesis 47:4
4 They also said to him, "We have come to live here awhile, because the famine is severe in Canaan and your servants' flocks have no pasture. So now, please let your servants settle in Goshen."

 

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Genesis 47:5
5 Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Your father and your brothers have come to you,

 

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Genesis 47:6
6 and the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best part of the land. Let them live in Goshen. And if you know of any among them with special ability, put them in charge of my own livestock."

 

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Genesis 47:7
7 Then Joseph brought his father Jacob in and presented him before Pharaoh. After Jacob blessed Pharaoh,

 

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Genesis 47:8
8 Pharaoh asked him, "How old are you?"

 

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Genesis 47:9
9 And Jacob said to Pharaoh, "The years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty. My years have been few and difficult, and they do not equal the years of the pilgrimage of my fathers."

 

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Genesis 47:10
10 Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from his presence.

 

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Genesis 47:11
11 So Joseph settled his father and his brothers in Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land, the district of Rameses, as Pharaoh directed.

 

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Genesis 47:12
12 Joseph also provided his father and his brothers and all his father's household with food, according to the number of their children.

 

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Genesis 47:13
13 There was no food, however, in the whole region because the famine was severe; both Egypt and Canaan wasted away because of the famine.