Genesis 46:28-47:7

English Standard Version

Jacob and Joseph Reunited

²⁸He had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to show the way before him in Goshen, and they came ^(A)into the land of Goshen. ²⁹Then Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen. He presented himself to him and ^(B)fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while. ³⁰Israel said to Joseph, ^(C)“Now let me die, since I have seen your face and know that you are still alive.” ³¹Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's household, ^(D)“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^(E)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.’ ³³When Pharaoh calls you and says, ^(F)‘What is your occupation?’ ³⁴you shall say, ^(G)‘Your servants have been keepers of livestock ^(H)from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,’ in order that you may dwell ^(I)in the land of Goshen, for every shepherd is ^(J)an abomination to the Egyptians.”

Jacob's Family Settles in Goshen

47 So Joseph ^(K)went in and told Pharaoh, “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all that they possess, have come from the land of Canaan. They are now in ^(L)the land of Goshen.” ²And from among his brothers he took five men and ^(M)presented them to Pharaoh. ³Pharaoh said to his brothers, ^(N)“What is your occupation?” And they said to Pharaoh, ^(O)“Your servants are shepherds, as our fathers were.” ⁴They said to Pharaoh, ^(P)“We have come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants' flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. And now, please let your servants dwell ^(Q)in the land of Goshen.” ⁵Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you. ⁶The land of Egypt is before you. Settle your father and your brothers ^(R)in the best of the land. ^(S)Let them settle in the land of Goshen, and if you know any ^(T)able men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.”