Jacob Arrives in Egypt

²⁸ Jacob sent Judah ahead of him to ·see [or lead the way to] Joseph in Goshen [45:10]. When Jacob and his people came into the land of Goshen, ²⁹ Joseph prepared his chariot and went to meet his father Israel in Goshen. As soon as Joseph saw his father, he ·hugged him [^Lfell on his neck], and cried there for a long time.

³⁰ Then Israel said to Joseph, “Now I am ready to die, because I have seen your face and I know you are still alive.”

³¹ Joseph said to his brothers and his father’s ·family [household], “I will go and tell ·the king [^LPharaoh] you are here. I will say, ‘My brothers and my father’s ·family [household] have left the land of Canaan and have come here to me. ³² They are shepherds and take care of ·farm animals [livestock], and they have brought their flocks and their herds and everything they own with them.’ ³³ When ·the king [^LPharaoh] calls you, he will ask, ‘What work do you do?’ ³⁴ This is what you should tell him: ‘We, your servants, have taken care of ·farm animals [livestock] all our lives. Our ·ancestors [fathers] did the same thing.’ Then ·the king [^Lhe] will allow you to settle in the land of Goshen, ·away from the Egyptians, because they don’t like to be near shepherds [^Lfor all shepherds of flocks are an abomination to the Egyptians].”