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Joseph Brings His Family to Egypt

46 So Israel took his journey with all that he had and came to ^(A)Beersheba, and offered sacrifices ^(B)to the God of his father Isaac. ² And God spoke to Israel ^(C)in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here I am.” ³ Then he said, “I am God, ^(D)the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will ^(E)make you into a great nation. ⁴ I myself will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also ^(F)bring you up again, and ^(G)Joseph's hand shall close your eyes.”

⁵ Then Jacob set out from Beersheba. The sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons ^(H)that Pharaoh had sent to carry him. ⁶ They also took their livestock and their goods, which they had gained in the land of Canaan, and ^(I)came into Egypt, Jacob and all his offspring with him, ⁷ his sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters. All his offspring he brought with him into Egypt.

^8 (J)Now ^(K)these are the names of the descendants of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons. ^(L)Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, ⁹ and the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. ¹⁰ The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. ¹¹ The sons of ^(M)Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. ¹² The sons of ^(N)Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but ^(O)Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan); and the sons of ^(P)Perez were Hezron and Hamul. ^13 (Q)The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Yob, and Shimron. ¹⁴ The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel. ¹⁵ These are the sons of Leah, ^(R)whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, together with his daughter Dinah; altogether his sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three.

¹⁶ The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli. ^17 (S)The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, with Serah their sister. And the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel. ^18 (T)These are the sons of Zilpah, ^(U)whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bore to Jacob—sixteen persons.

¹⁹ The sons of Rachel, Jacob's wife: Joseph and Benjamin. ²⁰ And ^(V)to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera the priest of ^(W)On, bore to him. ²¹ And ^(X)the sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard. ²² These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob—fourteen persons in all.

²³ The son^[a] of Dan: Hushim. ^24 (Y)The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. ^25 (Z)These are the sons of Bilhah, ^(AA)whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob—seven persons in all.

²⁶ All the persons belonging to Jacob who came into Egypt, who were his own descendants, not including Jacob's sons' wives, were sixty-six persons in all. ²⁷ And the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two. ^(AB)All the persons of the house of Jacob who came into Egypt were seventy.

Jacob and Joseph Reunited

²⁸ He had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to show the way before him in Goshen, and they came ^(AC)into the land of Goshen. ²⁹ Then Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen. He presented himself to him and ^(AD)fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while. ³⁰ Israel said to Joseph, ^(AE)“Now let me die, since I have seen your face and know that you are still alive.” ³¹ Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's household, ^(AF)“I will go up and tell Pharaoh and will say to him, ‘My brothers and my father's household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me. ^32 (AG)And the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of livestock, and they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.’ ³³ When Pharaoh calls you and says, ^(AH)‘What is your occupation?’ ³⁴ you shall say, ^(AI)‘Your servants have been keepers of livestock ^(AJ)from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,’ in order that you may dwell ^(AK)in the land of Goshen, for every shepherd is ^(AL)an abomination to the Egyptians.”

Anger

^21 (A)“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ^(B)‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable ^(C)to judgment.’ ²² But I say to you that ^(D)everyone who is angry with his brother^[a] will be liable ^(E)to judgment; whoever insults^[b] his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to ^(F)the hell^[c] of fire. ^23 (G)So if ^(H)you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, ²⁴ leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. ^25 (I)Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are going with him to court, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison. ²⁶ Truly, I say to you, ^(J)you will never get out until you have paid the last penny.^[d]

Lust

^27 (K)“You have heard that it was said, ^(L)‘You shall not commit adultery.’ ²⁸ But I say to you that ^(M)everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. ^29 (N)If your right eye ^(O)causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into ^(P)hell. ^30 (Q)And if your right hand ^(R)causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into ^(S)hell.

Divorce

^31 (T)“It was also said, ^(U)‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ ^32 (V)But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and ^(W)whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Oaths

³³ “Again ^(X)you have heard that it was said to those of old, ^(Y)‘You shall not swear falsely, but ^(Z)shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’ ³⁴ But I say to you, ^(AA)Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for ^(AB)it is the throne of God, ³⁵ or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is ^(AC)the city of the great King. ³⁶ And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. ³⁷ Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; ^(AD)anything more than this comes from evil.^[e]

Retaliation

^38 (AE)“You have heard that it was said, ^(AF)‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ ³⁹ But I say to you, ^(AG)Do not resist the one who is evil. But ^(AH)if anyone ^(AI)slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. ⁴⁰ And ^(AJ)if anyone would sue you and take your tunic,^[f] let him have your cloak as well. ⁴¹ And if anyone ^(AK)forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. ^42 (AL)Give to the one who begs from you, and ^(AM)do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.

Love Your Enemies

^43 (AN)“You have heard that it was said, ^(AO)‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ ⁴⁴ But I say to you, ^(AP)Love your enemies and ^(AQ)pray for those who persecute you, ^45 (AR)so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and ^(AS)sends rain on the just and on the unjust. ^46 (AT)For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? ⁴⁷ And if you greet only your brothers,^[g] what more are you doing than others? Do not even ^(AU)the Gentiles do the same? ^48 (AV)You therefore must be ^(AW)perfect, ^(AX)as your heavenly Father is perfect.