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Genesis 47
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Pharaoh Welcomes Jacob

47 So Joseph went and informed Pharaoh: “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all that they own, have come from the land of Canaan and are now in the land of Goshen.”(A)

2 He took five of his brothers and presented them to Pharaoh.(B) 3 And Pharaoh asked his brothers, “What is your occupation?”

They said to Pharaoh, “Your servants, both we and our ancestors, are shepherds.”(C) 4 And they said to Pharaoh, “We have come to stay in the land for a while because there is no grazing land for your servants’ sheep, since the famine in the land of Canaan has been severe.(D) So now, please let your servants settle in the land of Goshen.”

5 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Now that your father and brothers have come to you, 6 the land of Egypt is open before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land.(E) They can live in the land of Goshen. If you know of any capable men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.”(F)

7 Joseph then brought his father Jacob and presented him to Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. 8 Pharaoh said to Jacob, “How many years have you lived?”

9 Jacob said to Pharaoh, “My pilgrimage(G) has lasted 130 years. My years have been few and hard,(H) and they have not reached the years of my ancestors during their pilgrimages.”(I) 10 So Jacob blessed Pharaoh and departed from Pharaoh’s presence.

11 Then Joseph settled his father and brothers in the land of Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land, the land of Rameses,(J) as Pharaoh had commanded. 12 And Joseph provided his father, his brothers, and all his father’s family with food for their dependents.(K)

The Land Becomes Pharaoh’s

13 But there was no food in the entire region, for the famine was very severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan were exhausted by the famine. 14 Joseph collected all the silver to be found in the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan in exchange for the grain they were purchasing, and he brought the silver to Pharaoh’s palace.(L) 15 When the silver from the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan was gone, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us food. Why should we die here in front of you? The silver is gone!”

16 But Joseph said, “Give me your livestock. Since the silver is gone, I will give you food in exchange for your livestock.” 17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and he gave them food in exchange for the horses, the flocks of sheep, the herds of cattle, and the donkeys. That year he provided them with food in exchange for all their livestock.

18 When that year was over, they came the next year and said to him, “We cannot hide from our lord that the silver is gone and that all our livestock belongs to our lord. There is nothing left for our lord except our bodies and our land. 19 Why should we die here in front of you—both us and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food. Then we with our land will become Pharaoh’s slaves. Give us seed so that we can live and not die, and so that the land won’t become desolate.”

20 In this way, Joseph acquired all the land in Egypt for Pharaoh, because every Egyptian sold his field since the famine was so severe for them. The land became Pharaoh’s, 21 and Joseph made the people servants[a] from one end of Egypt to the other. 22 The only land he did not acquire belonged to the priests, for they had an allowance from Pharaoh. They ate from their allowance that Pharaoh gave them; therefore they did not sell their land.

23 Joseph said to the people, “Understand today that I have acquired you and your land for Pharaoh. Here is seed for you. Sow it in the land. 24 At harvest, you are to give a fifth of it to Pharaoh,(M) and four-fifths will be yours as seed for the field and as food for yourselves, your households, and your dependents.”

25 “You have saved our lives,” they said. “We have found favor with our lord and will be Pharaoh’s slaves.” 26 So Joseph made it a law, still in effect today in the land of Egypt, that a fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh. Only the priests’ land does not belong to Pharaoh.

Israel Settles in Goshen

27 Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property in it and became fruitful and very numerous.(N) 28 Now Jacob lived in the land of Egypt 17 years, and his life span was 147 years. 29 When the time approached for him to die,(O) he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor with you, put your hand under my thigh(P) and promise me that you will deal with me in kindness and faithfulness.(Q) Do not bury me in Egypt. 30 When I rest with my ancestors, carry me away from Egypt and bury me in their burial place.”(R)

Joseph answered, “I will do what you have asked.”

31 And Jacob said, “Swear to me.” So Joseph swore to him. Then Israel bowed in thanks at the head of his bed.[b](S)

Footnotes

  1. 47:21 Sam, LXX; MT reads and he moved the people to the cities
  2. 47:31 Or Israel worshiped while leaning on the top of his staff
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Génesis 47
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Jacob presentado a Faraón

47 Entonces José vino e informó a Faraón, y dijo: Mi padre y mis hermanos, con sus ovejas, sus vacas y todo lo que tienen, han venido de la tierra de Canaán(A); y he aquí, están en la tierra de Gosén(B). 2 Y tomó cinco hombres de entre sus hermanos, y los presentó delante de Faraón(C). 3 Entonces Faraón dijo a sus hermanos: ¿Cuál es vuestra ocupación(D)? Y ellos respondieron a Faraón: Tus siervos son pastores de ovejas, tanto nosotros como nuestros padres(E). 4 Dijeron también a Faraón: Hemos venido a residir en esta[a] tierra(F), porque no hay pasto para los rebaños de tus siervos, pues el hambre es severa en la tierra de Canaán(G). Ahora pues, permite que tus siervos habiten en la tierra de Gosén(H). 5 Y Faraón dijo a José[b]: Tu padre y tus hermanos han venido a ti; 6 la tierra de Egipto está a tu disposición[c]. En lo mejor de la tierra haz habitar a tu padre y a tus hermanos(I); que habiten en la tierra de Gosén, y si sabes que hay hombres capaces entre ellos(J), ponlos a cargo[d] de mi ganado. 7 José trajo a su padre Jacob y lo presentó a[e] Faraón; y Jacob bendijo a Faraón(K). 8 Y Faraón dijo a Jacob: ¿Cuántos años tienes?[f] 9 Entonces Jacob respondió a Faraón: Los años[g] de mi peregrinación son ciento treinta años(L); pocos y malos han sido los años[h] de mi vida, y no han alcanzado a los años[i] que mis padres vivieron[j] en los días de su peregrinación(M). 10 Y Jacob bendijo a Faraón(N), y salió de su presencia[k]. 11 Así, pues, José estableció[l] allí a su padre y a sus hermanos, y les dio posesión en la tierra de Egipto, en lo mejor de la tierra(O), en la tierra de Ramsés(P), como Faraón había mandado. 12 Y proveyó José de alimentos[m] a su padre, a sus hermanos y a toda la casa de su padre, según el número de sus hijos[n](Q).

Consecuencias económicas del hambre

13 No había alimento[o] en toda la tierra, de modo que el hambre era muy severa, y la tierra de Egipto y la tierra de Canaán languidecían a causa del hambre(R). 14 Y José recogió todo el dinero que había en la tierra de Egipto(S) y en la tierra de Canaán a cambio del grano que le compraban, y José trajo el dinero a la casa de Faraón. 15 Cuando se acabó el dinero en la tierra de Egipto y en la tierra de Canaán, todos los egipcios vinieron a José, diciendo: Danos alimento[p], pues ¿por qué hemos de morir delante de ti(T)?, ya que nuestro dinero se ha acabado. 16 Entonces José dijo: Entregad vuestros ganados y yo os daré pan por vuestros ganados, puesto que vuestro dinero se ha acabado. 17 Trajeron, pues, sus ganados a José, y José les dio pan a cambio de los caballos, las[q] ovejas, las[r] vacas y los asnos; aquel año les proveyó de pan a cambio de todos sus ganados. 18 Y terminado aquel año, vinieron a él el segundo año, y le dijeron: No encubriremos a mi señor que el dinero se ha acabado, y que el ganado pertenece a mi señor. No queda nada para[s] mi señor, excepto nuestros cuerpos y nuestras tierras. 19 ¿Por qué hemos de morir delante de tus ojos, tanto nosotros como nuestra tierra? Cómpranos a nosotros y a nuestra tierra a cambio de pan, y nosotros y nuestra tierra seremos siervos de Faraón. Danos, pues, semilla para que vivamos y no muramos, y no quede la tierra desolada.

20 Así compró José toda la tierra de Egipto para Faraón, pues los egipcios[t] vendieron cada uno su campo, porque el hambre era severa sobre ellos; y la tierra vino a ser de Faraón. 21 En cuanto a la gente, la hizo pasar a las ciudades, desde un extremo de la frontera de Egipto hasta el otro. 22 Solamente la tierra de los sacerdotes no compró, pues los sacerdotes tenían ración de parte de Faraón, y vivían de la[u] ración que Faraón les daba. Por tanto no vendieron su tierra. 23 Y José dijo al pueblo: He aquí, hoy os he comprado a vosotros y a vuestras tierras para Faraón; ahora, aquí hay semilla para vosotros; id y sembrad la tierra. 24 Al[v] tiempo de la cosecha daréis la quinta parte a Faraón(U), y cuatro partes serán vuestras para sembrar la tierra[w] y para vuestro mantenimiento, para los de vuestras casas y para alimento de vuestros pequeños. 25 Y ellos dijeron: Nos has salvado la vida. Hallemos gracia ante los ojos de Faraón mi señor, y seremos siervos de Faraón. 26 Entonces José puso una ley respecto a la tierra de Egipto, en vigor hasta hoy: que Faraón debía recibir el quinto; solo la tierra de los sacerdotes no[x] llegó a ser de Faraón(V).

Petición de Jacob a José

27 E Israel habitó en la tierra de Egipto, en Gosén[y]; y adquirieron allí propiedades(W) y fueron fecundos y se multiplicaron en gran manera(X). 28 Y Jacob vivió en la tierra de Egipto diecisiete años; así que los días de Jacob, los años de su vida, fueron ciento cuarenta y siete años(Y). 29 Cuando a Israel se le acercó el tiempo[z] de morir(Z), llamó a su hijo José y le dijo: Si he hallado gracia ante tus ojos, por favor, pon ahora tu mano debajo de mi muslo(AA) y trátame con misericordia y fidelidad[aa](AB): Por favor, no me sepultes en Egipto. 30 Cuando duerma con mis padres(AC), me llevarás de Egipto y me sepultarás en el sepulcro de ellos(AD). Y José respondió: Haré según tu palabra. 31 Y Jacob dijo: Júramelo(AE). Y se lo juró. Entonces Israel se inclinó en adoración en la cabecera de la cama(AF).

Footnotes

  1. Génesis 47:4 Lit., la
  2. Génesis 47:5 Lit., a José, diciendo
  3. Génesis 47:6 Lit., delante de ti
  4. Génesis 47:6 Lit., nómbralos jefes
  5. Génesis 47:7 Lit., puso delante de
  6. Génesis 47:8 Lit., ¿Cuántos son los días de los años de tu vida?
  7. Génesis 47:9 Lit., días de los años
  8. Génesis 47:9 Lit., días de los años
  9. Génesis 47:9 Lit., días de los años
  10. Génesis 47:9 Lit., de la vida de mis padres
  11. Génesis 47:10 Lit., de la presencia de Faraón
  12. Génesis 47:11 Lit., hizo habitar
  13. Génesis 47:12 O, pan
  14. Génesis 47:12 Lit., pequeños
  15. Génesis 47:13 O, pan
  16. Génesis 47:15 O, pan
  17. Génesis 47:17 Lit., los ganados de las
  18. Génesis 47:17 Lit., los ganados de las
  19. Génesis 47:18 Lit., en presencia de
  20. Génesis 47:20 Lit., pues en Egipto
  21. Génesis 47:22 Lit., comían su
  22. Génesis 47:24 Lit., Y sucederá que al
  23. Génesis 47:24 Lit., para semilla del campo
  24. Génesis 47:26 Lit., sola no
  25. Génesis 47:27 Lit., en la tierra de Gosén
  26. Génesis 47:29 Lit., se acercaron los días
  27. Génesis 47:29 O, verdad
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Genesis 47
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Joseph Is Governor of Egypt

47 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 [a]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 Deals with 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 [b]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 [c]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 (AA)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, (AB)except for the land of the priests only, which did not become Pharaoh’s.

Joseph’s Vow to Jacob

27 So Israel (AC)dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions there and (AD)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 (AE)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 (AF)put your hand under my thigh, and (AG)deal kindly and truly with me. (AH)Please do not bury me in Egypt, 30 but (AI)let me lie with my fathers; you shall carry me out of Egypt and (AJ)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 (AK)Israel bowed himself on the head of the bed.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 47:9 Lit. sojourning
  2. Genesis 47:17 supplied
  3. Genesis 47:21 So with MT, Tg.; Sam., LXX, Vg. made the people virtual slaves
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Genesis 47
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47 Joseph went and told Pharaoh, “My father and brothers, with their flocks and herds and everything they own, have come from the land of Canaan(A) and are now in Goshen.”(B) 2 He chose five of his brothers and presented them(C) before Pharaoh.

3 Pharaoh asked the brothers, “What is your occupation?”(D)

“Your servants(E) are shepherds,(F)” they replied to Pharaoh, “just as our fathers were.” 4 They also said to him, “We have come to live here for a while,(G) because the famine is severe in Canaan(H) and your servants’ flocks have no pasture.(I) So now, please let your servants settle in Goshen.”(J)

5 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you, 6 and the land of Egypt is before you; settle(K) your father and your brothers in the best part of the land.(L) Let them live in Goshen. And if you know of any among them with special ability,(M) put them in charge of my own livestock.(N)”

7 Then Joseph brought his father Jacob in and presented him(O) before Pharaoh. After Jacob blessed[a] Pharaoh,(P) 8 Pharaoh asked him, “How old are you?”

9 And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty.(Q) My years have been few and difficult,(R) and they do not equal the years of the pilgrimage of my fathers.(S)” 10 Then Jacob blessed[b] Pharaoh(T) and went out from his presence.

11 So Joseph settled his father and his brothers in Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land,(U) the district of Rameses,(V) as Pharaoh directed. 12 Joseph also provided his father and his brothers and all his father’s household with food, according to the number of their children.(W)

Joseph and the Famine

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.(X) 14 Joseph collected all the money that was to be found in Egypt and Canaan in payment for the grain they were buying,(Y) and he brought it to Pharaoh’s palace.(Z) 15 When the money of the people of Egypt and Canaan was gone,(AA) all Egypt came to Joseph(AB) and said, “Give us food. Why should we die before your eyes?(AC) Our money is all gone.”

16 “Then bring your livestock,(AD)” said Joseph. “I will sell you food in exchange for your livestock, since your money is gone.(AE)” 17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and he gave them food in exchange for their horses,(AF) their sheep and goats, their cattle and donkeys.(AG) And he brought them through that year with food in exchange for all their livestock.

18 When that year was over, they came to him the following year and said, “We cannot hide from our lord the fact that since our money is gone(AH) and our livestock belongs to you,(AI) there is nothing left for our lord except our bodies and our land. 19 Why should we perish before your eyes(AJ)—we and our land as well? Buy us and our land in exchange for food,(AK) and we with our land will be in bondage to Pharaoh.(AL) Give us seed so that we may live and not die,(AM) and that the land may not become desolate.”

20 So Joseph bought all the land in Egypt for Pharaoh. The Egyptians, one and all, sold their fields, because the famine was too severe(AN) for them. The land became Pharaoh’s, 21 and Joseph reduced the people to servitude,[c](AO) from one end of Egypt to the other. 22 However, he did not buy the land of the priests,(AP) because they received a regular allotment from Pharaoh and had food enough from the allotment(AQ) Pharaoh gave them. That is why they did not sell their land.

23 Joseph said to the people, “Now that I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh, here is seed(AR) for you so you can plant the ground.(AS) 24 But when the crop comes in, give a fifth(AT) of it to Pharaoh. The other four-fifths you may keep as seed for the fields and as food for yourselves and your households and your children.”

25 “You have saved our lives,” they said. “May we find favor in the eyes of our lord;(AU) we will be in bondage to Pharaoh.”(AV)

26 So Joseph established it as a law concerning land in Egypt—still in force today—that a fifth(AW) of the produce belongs to Pharaoh. It was only the land of the priests that did not become Pharaoh’s.(AX)

27 Now the Israelites settled in Egypt in the region of Goshen.(AY) They acquired property there(AZ) and were fruitful and increased greatly in number.(BA)

28 Jacob lived in Egypt(BB) seventeen years, and the years of his life were a hundred and forty-seven.(BC) 29 When the time drew near for Israel(BD) to die,(BE) he called for his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes,(BF) put your hand under my thigh(BG) and promise that you will show me kindness(BH) and faithfulness.(BI) Do not bury me in Egypt, 30 but when I rest with my fathers,(BJ) carry me out of Egypt and bury me where they are buried.”(BK)

“I will do as you say,” he said.

31 “Swear to me,”(BL) he said. Then Joseph swore to him,(BM) and Israel(BN) worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.[d](BO)

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 47:7 Or greeted
  2. Genesis 47:10 Or said farewell to
  3. Genesis 47:21 Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint (see also Vulgate); Masoretic Text and he moved the people into the cities
  4. Genesis 47:31 Or Israel bowed down at the head of his bed
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