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28 Now he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to point out the way before him to (A)Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen. 29 And Joseph harnessed his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel; as soon as he appeared [a]before him, he fell on his neck and (B)wept on his neck a long time. 30 Then Israel said to Joseph, “Now I can die, since I have seen your face, that you are still alive.” 31 And Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “(C)I will go up and tell Pharaoh and say to him, ‘My brothers and my father’s household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me; 32 and the men are shepherds, for they have been [b]keepers of livestock; and they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.’ 33 And it will be when Pharaoh calls you and says, ‘(D)What is your occupation?’ 34 then you shall say, ‘Your servants have been [c](E)keepers of livestock from our youth and until now, both we and our fathers,’ that you may [d]live in the land of (F)Goshen; for every shepherd is (G)an abomination to the Egyptians.”

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  1. Genesis 46:29 Lit to
  2. Genesis 46:32 Lit men
  3. Genesis 46:34 Lit men
  4. Genesis 46:34 Lit dwell