Genesis 47

Jacob's Family Settles in Goshen

1 Then Joseph a went and told Pharaoh, and said, "My father and my brothers, their flocks and their herds and all that they possess, have come from the land of Canaan; and indeed they are in b the land of Goshen." 2 And he took five men from among his brothers and c presented them to Pharaoh. 3 Then Pharaoh said to his brothers, d "What is your occupation?" And they said to Pharaoh, e "Your servants are shepherds, both we and also our fathers." 4 And they said to Pharaoh, f "We have come to dwell in the land, because your servants have no pasture for their flocks, g for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please let your servants h dwell in the land of Goshen." 5 Then Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, "Your father and your brothers have come to you. 6 i "The land of Egypt is before you. Have your father and brothers dwell in the best of the land; let them dwell j in the land of Goshen. And if you know any competent men among them, then make them chief herdsmen over my livestock."

7 Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and set him before Pharaoh; and Jacob k blessed Pharaoh. 8 Pharaoh said to Jacob, "How old are you?" 9 And Jacob said to Pharaoh, l "The days of the years of my 1 pilgrimage are m one hundred and thirty years; n few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and o they have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage." 10 So Jacob p blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh. 11 And Joseph situated his father and his brothers, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of q Rameses, r as Pharaoh had commanded. 12 Then Joseph provided s his father, his brothers, and all his father's household with bread, according to the number in their families.

Joseph and the Famine

13 Now there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very severe, t so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine. 14 u And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, for the grain which they bought; and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house. 15 So when the money failed in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, "Give us bread, for v why should we die in your presence? For the money has failed." 16 Then Joseph said, "Give your livestock, and I will give you bread for your livestock, if the money is gone." 17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for the horses, the flocks, the cattle of the herds, and for the donkeys. Thus he 2 fed them with bread in exchange for all their livestock that year. 18 When that year had ended, they came to him the next year and said to him, "We will not hide from my lord that our money is gone; my lord also has our herds of livestock. There is nothing left in the sight of my lord but our bodies and our lands. 19 "Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants of Pharaoh; give us seed, that we may w live and not die, that the land may not be desolate."

20 Then Joseph x bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for every man of the Egyptians sold his field, because the famine was severe upon them. So the land became Pharaoh's. 21 And as for the people, he 3 moved them into the cities, from one end of the borders of Egypt to the other end. 22 y Only the land of the z priests he did not buy; for the priests had rations allotted to them by Pharaoh, and they ate their rations which Pharaoh gave them; therefore they did not sell their lands.

23 Then Joseph said to the people, "Indeed I have bought you and your land this day for Pharaoh. Look, here is seed for you, and you shall sow the land. 24 "And it shall come to pass in the harvest that you shall give one-fifth to Pharaoh. Four-fifths shall be your own, as seed for the field and for your food, for those of your households and as food for your little ones." 25 So they said, "You have saved a our lives; let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants." 26 And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt to this day, that Pharaoh should have one-fifth, b except for the land of the priests only, which did not become Pharaoh's.

27 So Israel c dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions there and d grew and multiplied exceedingly. 28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the length of Jacob's life was one hundred and forty-seven years.

29 When the time e drew near that Israel must die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, "Now if I have found favor in your sight, please f put your hand under my thigh, and g deal kindly and truly with me. h Please do not bury me in Egypt, 30 "but i let me lie with my fathers; you shall carry me out of Egypt and j bury me in their burial place." And he said, "I will do as you have said." 31 Then he said, "Swear to me." And he swore to him. So k Israel bowed himself on the head of the bed.

  1. Cross References
    Genesis 46:31
    Then Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's household, "I will go up and tell Pharaoh, and say to him, 'My brothers and those of my father's house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.
  2. Cross References
    Genesis 45:10
    You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near to me, you and your children, your children's children, your flocks and your herds, and all that you have.
    Genesis 46:28
    Then he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to point out before him the way to Goshen. And they came to the land of Goshen.
    Genesis 50:8
    As well as all the house of Joseph, his brothers, and his father's house. Only their little ones, their flocks, and their herds they left in the land of Goshen.
  3. Cross References
    Acts 7:13
    And the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph's family became known to the Pharaoh.
  4. Cross References
    Genesis 46:33
    "So it shall be, when Pharaoh calls you and says, 'What is your occupation?'
    Jonah 1:8
    Then they said to him, "Please tell us! For whose cause is this trouble upon us? What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? And of what people are you?
  5. Cross References
    Genesis 46:32
    'And the men are shepherds, for their occupation has been to feed livestock; and they have brought their flocks, their herds, and all that they have.'
    Genesis 46:34
    "that you shall say, 'Your servants' occupation has been with livestock from our youth even till now, both we and also our fathers,' that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians."
    Exodus 2:17
    Then the shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.
    Exodus 2:19
    And they said, "An Egyptian delivered us from the hand of the shepherds, and he also drew enough water for us and watered the flock.
  6. Cross References
    Genesis 15:13
    Then He said to Abram: "Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they will afflict them four hundred years.
    Deuteronomy 26:5
    And you shall answer and say before the LORD your God: 'My father was a Syrian, about to perish, and he went down to Egypt and dwelt there, few in number; and there he became a nation, great, mighty, and populous.
    Psalms 105:23
    Israel also came into Egypt, And Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.
  7. Cross References
    Genesis 43:1
    Now the famine was severe in the land.
    Acts 7:11
    Now a famine and great trouble came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers found no sustenance.
  8. Cross References
    Genesis 46:34
    "that you shall say, 'Your servants' occupation has been with livestock from our youth even till now, both we and also our fathers,' that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians."
  9. Cross References
    Genesis 20:15
    And Abimelech said, "See, my land is before you; dwell where it pleases you.
    Genesis 45:10
    You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near to me, you and your children, your children's children, your flocks and your herds, and all that you have.
    Genesis 45:18
    Bring your father and your households and come to me; I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the land.
    Genesis 47:11
    And Joseph situated his father and his brothers, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
  10. Cross References
    Genesis 47:4
    And they said to Pharaoh, "We have come to dwell in the land, because your servants have no pasture for their flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.
  11. Cross References
    Genesis 47:10
    So Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from bef...
    Genesis 48:15
    And he blessed Joseph, and said: "God, before w...
    Genesis 48:20
    So he blessed them that day, saying, "By you Is...
    2 Samuel 14:22
    Then Joab fell to the ground on his face and bo...
    1 Kings 8:66
    On the eighth day he sent the people away; and ...
    Hebrews 7:7
    Now beyond all contradiction the lesser is bles...
  12. Cross References
    Psalms 39:12
    Hear my prayer, O LORD, And give ear to my cry; Do not be silent at my tears; For I am a stranger with You, A sojourner, as all my fathers were.
    Hebrews 11:9
    By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise.
    Hebrews 11:13
    These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
  13. Cross References
    Genesis 47:28
    And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the length of Jacob's life was one hundred and forty-seven years.
  14. Cross References
    Job 14:1
    Man who is born of woman Is of few days and full of trouble.
  15. Cross References
    Genesis 5:5
    So all the days that Adam lived were nine hundr...
    Genesis 11:10
    This is the genealogy of Shem: Shem was one hun...
    Genesis 11:11
    After he begot Arphaxad, Shem lived five hundre...
    Genesis 25:7
    This is the sum of the years of Abraham's life ...
    Genesis 25:8
    Then Abraham breathed his last and died in a go...
    Genesis 35:28
    Now the days of Isaac were one hundred and eigh...
  16. Cross References
    Genesis 47:7
    Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and set him before Pharaoh; and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
  17. Cross References
    Exodus 1:11
    Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh supply cities, Pithom and Raamses.
    Exodus 12:37
    Then the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides children.
  18. Cross References
    Genesis 47:6
    "The land of Egypt is before you. Have your father and brothers dwell in the best of the land; let them dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know any competent men among them, then make them chief herdsmen over my livestock."
    Genesis 47:27
    So Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions there and grew and multiplied exceedingly.
  19. Cross References
    Genesis 45:11
    "There I will provide for you, lest you and your household, and all that you have, come to poverty; for there are still five years of famine."'
    Genesis 50:21
    Now therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones." And he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.
  20. Cross References
    Genesis 41:30
    But after them seven years of famine will arise, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine will deplete the land.
    Acts 7:11
    Now a famine and great trouble came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers found no sustenance.
  21. Cross References
    Genesis 41:56
    The famine was over all the face of the earth, and Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians. And the famine became severe in the land of Egypt.
    Genesis 42:6
    Now Joseph was governor over the land; and it was he who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the earth.
  22. Cross References
    Genesis 47:19
    "Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants of Pharaoh; give us seed, that we may live and not die, that the land may not be desolate."
  23. Cross References
    Genesis 43:8
    Then Judah said to Israel his father, "Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and you and also our little ones.
  24. Cross References
    Jeremiah 32:43
    'And fields will be bought in this land of which you say, " It is desolate, without man or beast; it has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans."
  25. Cross References
    Leviticus 25:34
    But the field of the common-land of their cities may not be sold, for it is their perpetual possession.
    Ezra 7:24
    Also we inform you that it shall not be lawful to impose tax, tribute, or custom on any of the priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, Nethinim, or servants of this house of God.
  26. Cross References
    Genesis 41:45
    And Pharaoh called Joseph's name ZaphnathPaane'ah. And he gave him as a wife Asenath, the daughter of PotiPherah' priest of On. So Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.
  27. Cross References
    Genesis 33:15
    And Esau said, "Now let me leave with you some of the people who are with me." But he said, "What need is there? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.
  28. Cross References
    Genesis 47:22
    Only the land of the priests he did not buy; for the priests had rations allotted to them by Pharaoh, and they ate their rations which Pharaoh gave them; therefore they did not sell their lands.
  29. Cross References
    Genesis 47:11
    And Joseph situated his father and his brothers, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
  30. Cross References
    Genesis 17:6
    I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I wil...
    Genesis 26:4
    And I will make your descendants multiply as th...
    Genesis 35:11
    Also God said to him: "I am God Almighty. Be fr...
    Genesis 46:3
    So He said, "I am God, the God of your father; ...
    Exodus 1:7
    But the children of Israel were fruitful and in...
    Deuteronomy 26:5
    And you shall answer and say before the LORD yo...
    Acts 7:17
    But when the time of the promise drew near whic...
  31. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 31:14
    Then the LORD said to Moses, "Behold, the days approach when you must die; call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of meeting, that I may inaugurate him." So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves in the tabernacle of meeting.
    1 Kings 2:1
    Now the days of David drew near that he should die, and he charged Solomon his son, saying:
  32. Cross References
    Genesis 24:2 - 4
    So Abraham said to the oldest servant of his house, who ruled over all that he had, "Please, put your hand under my thigh.
  33. Cross References
    Genesis 24:49
    "Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me. And if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand or to the left."
    Joshua 2:14
    So the men answered her, "Our lives for yours, if none of you tell this business of ours. And it shall be, when the LORD has given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you.
  34. Cross References
    Genesis 50:25
    Then Joseph took an oath from the children of Israel, saying, "God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here.
  35. Cross References
    2 Samuel 19:37
    "Please let your servant turn back again, that I may die in my own city, near the grave of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham; let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him what seems good to you."
  36. Cross References
    Genesis 49:29
    Then he charged them and said to them: "I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite.
    Genesis 50:5 - 13
    'My father made me swear, saying, "Behold, I am dying; in my grave which I dug for myself in the land of Canaan, there you shall bury me." Now therefore, please let me go up and bury my father, and I will come back.'"
    Hebrews 11:21
    By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.
  37. Cross References
    Genesis 48:2
    And Jacob was told, "Look, your son Joseph is coming to you"; and Israel strengthened himself and sat up on the bed.
    1 Kings 1:47
    And moreover the king's servants have gone to bless our lord King David, saying, 'May God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and may He make his throne greater than your throne.' Then the king bowed himself on the bed.
    Hebrews 11:21
    By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.
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