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So Jacob left Beersheba, and his sons took him to Egypt. They carried him and their little ones and their wives in the wagons Pharaoh had provided for them.

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Then Jacob left Beersheba,(A) and Israel’s(B) sons took their father Jacob and their children and their wives in the carts(C) that Pharaoh had sent to transport him.

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21 So the sons of Jacob[a] did as they were told. Joseph provided them with wagons, as Pharaoh had commanded, and he gave them supplies for the journey.

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Footnotes

  1. 45:21 Hebrew Israel; also in 45:28. See note on 35:21.

21 So the sons of Israel did this. Joseph gave them carts,(A) as Pharaoh had commanded, and he also gave them provisions for their journey.(B)

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19 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Take wagons from the land of Egypt to carry your little children and your wives, and bring your father here.

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19 “You are also directed to tell them, ‘Do this: Take some carts(A) from Egypt for your children and your wives, and get your father and come.

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27 But when they repeated to Jacob everything Joseph had told them, and when he saw the wagons Joseph had sent to carry him, their father’s spirits revived.

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27 But when they told him everything Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the carts(A) Joseph had sent to carry him back, the spirit of their father Jacob revived.

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26 All our livestock must go with us, too; not a hoof can be left behind. We must choose our sacrifices for the Lord our God from among these animals. And we won’t know how we are to worship the Lord until we get there.”

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26 Our livestock too must go with us; not a hoof is to be left behind. We have to use some of them in worshiping the Lord our God, and until we get there we will not know what we are to use to worship the Lord.”

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24 Finally, Pharaoh called for Moses. “Go and worship the Lord,” he said. “But leave your flocks and herds here. You may even take your little ones with you.”

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24 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and said, “Go,(A) worship the Lord. Even your women and children(B) may go with you; only leave your flocks and herds behind.”(C)

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17 So Jacob put his wives and children on camels, 18 and he drove all his livestock in front of him. He packed all the belongings he had acquired in Paddan-aram and set out for the land of Canaan, where his father, Isaac, lived.

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17 Then Jacob put his children and his wives(A) on camels,(B) 18 and he drove all his livestock ahead of him, along with all the goods he had accumulated(C) in Paddan Aram,[a](D) to go to his father Isaac(E) in the land of Canaan.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 31:18 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia

15 So Jacob went to Egypt. He died there, as did our ancestors.

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15 Then Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our ancestors died.(A)

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