NASB — Genesis 46 — KJV

Jacob Moves to Egypt

1 So Israel° set° out with all° that he had, and came° to aBeersheba°, and offered° sacrifices° to the bGod° of his father° Isaac°. 2 aGod° spoke° to Israel° Iin visions° of the night° and said°, “bJacob°, Jacob°.” And he said°, “Here° I am.” 3 He said°, “aI am God°, the God° of your father°; do not be afraid° to go° down° to Egypt°, for I will bmake° you a great° nation° there°. 4 aI will go° down° with you to Egypt°, and bI will also° surely° bring° you up again°; and cJoseph° will Iclose°° your eyes°.”

[1] aGn 21:31; 28:10 bGn 26:24; 28:13; 31:42
[2] ILit in the visions aGn 15:1; Nu 12:6; Jb 33:14, 15 bGn 22:11; 31:11
[3] aGn 17:1; 28:13 bGn 12:2; Ex 1:9; Dt 26:5
[4] ILit put his hand on aGn 28:15; 48:21 bGn 50:24; Ex 3:8 cGn 50:1

5 ¶ Then Jacob° arose° from Beersheba°; and the sons° of Israel° carried° their father° Jacob° and their little° ones° and their wives° in the awagons° which° Pharaoh° had sent° to carry° him. 6 They took° their livestock° and their property°, which° they had acquired° in the land° of Canaan°, and acame° to Egypt°, Jacob° and all° his Idescendants° with him: 7 his sons° and his grandsons° with him, his daughters° and his granddaughters°°, and all° his Idescendants° he brought° with him to Egypt°.

[5] aGn 45:21
[6] ILit seed aDt 26:5; Jsh 24:4; Ps 105:23; Is 52:4; Ac 7:15
[7] ILit seed

Those Who Came to Egypt

8 ¶ Now these° are the anames° of the sons° of Israel°, Jacob° and his sons°, who went° to Egypt°: Reuben°, Jacob’s° firstborn°. 9 The sons° of Reuben°: Hanoch° and Pallu° and Hezron° and Carmi°. 10 The asons° of Simeon°: IJemuel° and Jamin° and Ohad° and IIJachin° and IIIZohar° and Shaul° the son° of a Canaanite° woman. 11 The sons° of Levi°: IGershon°, Kohath°, and Merari°. 12 The sons° of Judah°: Er° and Onan° and Shelah° and Perez° and Zerah° (but Er° and Onan° died° in the land° of Canaan°). And the asons° of Perez° were Hezron° and Hamul°. 13 The sons° of Issachar°: Tola° and IPuvvah° and IIIob° and Shimron°. 14 The sons° of Zebulun°: Sered° and Elon° and Jahleel°. 15 These° are the sons° of Leah°, whom° she bore° to Jacob° in Paddan-aram°, with his daughter° Dinah°; Iall° his sons° and his daughters° [numbered] thirty-three°°. 16 The asons° of Gad°: IZiphion° and Haggi°, Shuni° and IIEzbon°, Eri° and IIIArodi° and Areli°. 17 The asons° of Asher°: Imnah° and Ishvah° and Ishvi° and Beriah° and their sister° Serah°. And the bsons° of Beriah°: Heber° and Malchiel°. 18 These° are the sons° of Zilpah°, whom° Laban° gave° to his daughter° Leah°; and she bore° to Jacob° these° sixteen°° persons°. 19 The sons° of Jacob’s° wife° Rachel°: Joseph° and Benjamin°. 20 aNow to Joseph° in the land° of Egypt° were born° Manasseh° and Ephraim°, whom° Asenath°, the daughter° of Potiphera°, priest° of On°, bore° to him. 21 The asons° of Benjamin°: Bela° and Becher° and Ashbel°, Gera° and Naaman°, IEhi° and Rosh°, IIMuppim° and IIIHuppim° and Ard°. 22 These° are the sons° of Rachel°, who° were born° to Jacob°; [there were] fourteen°° persons° in all°. 23 The sons° of Dan°: IHushim°. 24 The sons° of Naphtali°: IJahzeel° and Guni° and Jezer° and IIShillem°. 25 These° are the asons° of Bilhah°, whom° bLaban° gave° to his daughter° Rachel°, and she bore° these° to Jacob°; [there were] seven° persons° in all°. 26 aAll° the persons° belonging to Jacob°, who came° to Egypt°, Ihis direct° descendants°, not including° the wives° of Jacob’s° sons°, [were] sixty-six°° persons° in all°, 27 and the sons° of Joseph°, who were born° to him in Egypt° were Itwo°; aall° the persons° of the house° of Jacob°, who came° to Egypt°, [were] seventy°.

[8] aEx 1:1-4; Nu 26:4, 5; 1Ch 2:1ff
[10] IIn Nu 26:12 and 1Ch 4:24, Nemuel IIIn 1Ch 4:24, Jarib IIIIn Nu 26:13 and 1Ch 4:24, Zerah aEx 6:15
[11] IIn 1Ch 6:16, Gershom
[12] a1Ch 2:5
[13] IIn Nu 26:23, Puvah; in 1Ch 7:1, Puah IIIn Nu 26:24 and 1Ch 7:1, Jashub
[15] ILit all the souls of
[16] IIn Nu 26:15, Zephon IIIn Nu 26:16, Ozni IIIIn Nu 26:17, Arod aNu 26:15-18
[17] a1Ch 7:30 b1Ch 7:31
[20] aGn 41:50-52
[21] IIn Nu 26:38, Ahiram IIIn Nu 26:39, Shephupham; in 1Ch 7:12, Shuppim IIIIn Nu 26:39, Hupham a1Ch 7:6
[23] IIn Nu 26:42, Shuham
[24] IIn 1Ch 7:13, Jahziel IIIn 1Ch 7:13, Shallum
[25] aGn 30:5, 7 bGn 29:29
[26] ILit who came out of his loins aEx 1:5
[27] ILit two souls aEx 1:5; Dt 10:22; Ac 7:14

28 ¶ Now he sent° Judah° before° him to Joseph°, to point° out [the way] before° him to aGoshen°; and they came° into the land° of Goshen°. 29 Joseph° Iprepared° his chariot° and went° up to Goshen° to meet° his father° Israel°; as soon as he appeared° IIbefore° him, he fell° on his neck° and awept° on his neck° a long° time°. 30 Then Israel° said° to Joseph°, “Now° let me die°, since° I have seen° your face°, that you are still° alive°.” 31 Joseph° said° to his brothers° and to his father’s° household°, “aI 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 and the men° are shepherds°, for they have been° Ikeepers° of livestock°; and they have brought° their flocks° and their herds° and all° that they have.’ 33 When° Pharaoh° calls° you and says°, ‘aWhat° is your occupation°?’ 34 you shall say°, ‘Your servants° have been° Iakeepers° of livestock° from our youth° even until° now°, both° we and our fathers°,’ that you may IIlive° in the land° of bGoshen°; for every° shepherd° is IIIcloathsome° to the Egyptians°.”

[28] aGn 45:10
[29] ILit tied, harnessed IILit to aGn 45:14, 15
[31] aGn 47:1
[32] ILit men
[33] aGn 47:2, 3
[34] ILit men IILit dwell IIILit an abomination aGn 13:7, 8; 26:20; 37:2 bGn 45:10, 18; 47:6, 11 cGn 43:32; Ex 8:26


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Jacob is comforted by God at Beer-sheba.

1 ¶ And Israelº took his journeyºª with all² that² he had, and cameºª to Beersheba,º and offeredºª sacrificesº unto the Godº of his fatherº Isaac.º 2 And Godº spakeºª unto Israelº in the visionsº of the night,º and said,ºª Jacob,º Jacob.º And he said,ºª Here² [am] I. 3 And he said,ºª I² [am] God,º the Godº of thy father:º fearºª not² to go downºª² into Egypt;º for² I will there² makeºª of thee a greatº nation:º 4 I² will go downºª with² thee into Egypt;º and I² will also² surely¹ª bring thee upºª [again]: and Josephº shall putºª his handº upon² thine eyes.º

[1] Gn 4:4; 8:20; 12:8; 21:14, 31, 33; 22:13; 26:22, 23, 25; 28:10, 13; 31:42, 53; 33:20; 35:3, 7; 1S 3:20; Jb 1:5; 42:8.
[2] Gn 15:1, 13; 22:1, 11; Ex 3:3; Nu 12:6; 24:4; 1S 3:4, 10; 2Ch 26:5; Jb 4:13; 33:14; Dn 2:19; Ac 9:4, 10; 10:3, 13; 16:9.
[3] Gn 12:2; 13:15; 15:1, 13; 18:18; 22:17; 26:2; 28:13, 14; 35:11; 47:27; Ex 1:7; Dt 1:10; 10:22; 26:5; Is 41:10; 43:1; Jr 40:9; Ac 7:17; 27:24.
[4] Gn 15:14; 28:15; 48:21; 50:1, 5, 13, 24; Ex 3:8; Is 43:1.

Thence he with his company goeth into Egypt.

5 And Jacobº rose upºª from Beersheba:º² and the sonsº of Israelº carriedºª² Jacobº their father,º and their little ones,º and their wives,º in the wagonsº which² Pharaohº had sentºª to carryºª him. 6 And they tookºª² their cattle,º and their goods,º which² they had gottenºª in the landº of Canaan,º and cameºª into Egypt,º Jacob,º and all² his seedº with² him: 7 His sons,º and his sons'º sonsº with² him, his daughters,º and his sons'º daughters,º and all² his seedº brought² he¹ª with² him into Egypt.º

[5] Gn 31:17; 45:19, 21, 27; Ex 10:24, 26; Ac 7:15.
[6] Gn 15:13; Nu 20:15; Dt 10:22; 26:5; Jsh 24:4; 1S 12:8; Ps 105:23; Is 52:4; Ac 7:15.

The number of his family that went into Egypt.

8 ¶ And these² [are] the namesº of the childrenº of Israel,º which cameºª into Egypt,º Jacobº and his sons:º Reuben,º Jacob'sº firstborn.º 9 And the sonsº of Reuben;º Hanoch,º and Phallu,º and Hezron,º and Carmi.º

[8] Gn 29:1, 32; 35:22, 23; 49:1, 3; Ex 1:1; 6:14; Nu 1:5, 20; 2:10; 26:5; Dt 33:6; 1Ch 2:1; 8:1.

10 ¶ And the sonsº of Simeon;º Jemuel,º and Jamin,º and Ohad,º and Jachin,º and Zohar,º and Shaulº the sonº of a Canaanitish¹ woman.²

[10] Gn 28:1; 29:33; 34:25, 30; 49:5; Ex 6:15; Nu 1:6, 22; 2:12; 26:12; 1Ch 2:1; 4:24.

11 ¶ And the sonsº of Levi;º Gershon,º Kohath,º and Merari.º

[11] Gn 29:34; 49:5; Ex 6:16; Nu 3:17; 4:1; 8:1; 26:57; Dt 33:8; 1Ch 2:1, 11, 16; 6:1, 16; 22:1.

12 ¶ And the sonsº of Judah;º Er,º and Onan,º and Shelah,º and Pharez,º and Zerah:º but Erº and Onanº diedºª in the landº of Canaan.º And the sonsº of Pharezº were² Hezronº and Hamul.º

[12] Gn 29:35; 38:1, 7, 10, 24; 49:8; Nu 1:7, 26; 26:19; Dt 33:7; Jg 1:2; 1Ch 2:1, 3; 3:1; 4:1, 21; 5:2; Ps 78:68; Mt 1:1; He 7:14; Rv 5:5.

13 ¶ And the sonsº of Issachar;º Tola,º and Phuvah,º and Job,º and Shimron.º

[13] Gn 30:14; 35:23; 49:14; Nu 1:8, 28; 26:23; Dt 33:18; 1Ch 2:1; 7:1; 12:32.

14 ¶ And the sonsº of Zebulun;º Sered,º and Elon,º and Jahleel.º 15 These² [be] the sonsº of Leah,º which² she bareºª unto Jacobº in Padanaram,º with² his daughterº Dinah:º all² the soulsº of his sonsº and his daughtersº [were] thirtyº and three.º

[14] Gn 30:19; 49:13; Nu 1:9, 30; 26:26; Dt 33:18; 1Ch 2:1.
[15] Gn 25:20; 29:32; 30:17, 21; 34:1; 35:23; 49:3; Ex 1:2; Nu 1:1; 10:1; 26:1; 1Ch 2:1.

16 ¶ And the sonsº of Gad;º Ziphion,º and Haggi,º Shuni,º and Ezbon,º Eri,º and Arodi,º and Areli.º

[16] Gn 30:11; 35:26; 49:19; Nu 1:11, 24; 26:15; Dt 33:20; 1Ch 2:2; 5:11.

17 ¶ And the sonsº of Asher;º Jimnah,º and Ishuah,º and Isui,º and Beriah,º and Serahº their sister:º and the sonsº of Beriah;º Heber,º and Malchiel.º 18 These² [are] the sonsº of Zilpah,º whom² Labanº gaveºª to Leahº his daughter,º and² these² she bareºª unto Jacob,º [even] sixteenºº souls.º 19 The sonsº of Rachelº Jacob'sº wife;º Joseph,º and Benjamin.º

[17] Gn 30:13; 35:26; 49:20; Nu 1:13, 40; 26:44; Dt 33:24; 1Ch 2:2; 7:30.
[18] Gn 29:24; 30:9; 35:26; Ex 1:4.
[19] Gn 29:18; 30:24; 35:16, 24; 37:1; 39:1; 40:1; 44:27; 47:1; 49:22; 50:1; Ex 1:3, 5; Nu 1:36; 26:38; Dt 33:12; 1Ch 2:2.

20 ¶ And unto Josephº in the landº of Egyptº were bornºª² Manassehº and Ephraim,º which² Asenathº the daughterº of Potipherahº priestº of Onº bareºª unto him.

[20] Gn 41:45, 50; 48:4, 13, 20; Nu 1:32; 26:28; Dt 33:13; 1Ch 5:23; 7:14.

21 ¶ And the sonsº of Benjaminº [were] Belah,º and Becher,º and Ashbel,º Gera,º and Naaman,º Ehi,º and Rosh,º Muppim,º and Huppim,º and Ard.º 22 These² [are] the sonsº of Rachel,º which² were bornºª to Jacob:º all² the soulsº [were] fourteen.ºº

[21] Gn 49:27; Nu 1:11, 36; 26:38, 39; Dt 33:12; 1Ch 7:6, 12; 8:1.

23 ¶ And the sonsº of Dan;º Hushim.º

[23] Gn 30:6; 35:25; 49:16; Nu 1:12, 38; 10:25; 26:42; Dt 33:22; 1Ch 2:2; 7:12; 12:35.

24 ¶ And the sonsº of Naphtali;º Jahzeel,º and Guni,º and Jezer,º and Shillem.º 25 These² [are] the sonsº of Bilhah,º which² Labanº gaveºª unto Rachelº his daughter,º and she bareºª² these² unto Jacob:º all² the soulsº [were] seven.º 26 All² the soulsº that cameºª with Jacobº into Egypt,º which came outºª of his loins,º besides²² Jacob'sº sons'º wives,º all² the soulsº [were] threescoreº and six;º 27 And the sonsº of Joseph,º which² were bornºª him in Egypt,º [were] twoº souls:º all² the soulsº of the houseº of Jacob,º which cameºª into Egypt,º [were] threescore and ten.º

[24] Gn 30:7; 35:25; 49:21; Nu 1:15, 42; 26:48; Dt 33:23; 2K 15:29; 1Ch 2:2; 7:13; 12:34.
[25] Gn 29:29; 30:3; 35:22, 25; Ex 1:2.
[26] Gn 35:11; Ex 1:5; Jg 8:30.
[27] Gn 46:15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 26; Ex 1:5; 24:1; Dt 10:22; Ac 7:14.

Joseph meeteth Jacob.

28 ¶ And he sentºª Judahº before² him¹ unto² Joseph,º to directºª his faceº unto Goshen;º and they cameºª into the landº of Goshen.º 29 And Josephº made readyºª his chariot,º and went upºª to meetºª Israelº his father,º to Goshen,º and presented¹ª himself² unto² him; and he fellºª on² his neck,º and weptºª on² his neckº a good while.º 30 And Israelº saidºª unto² Joseph,º Nowº let me die,ºª sinceº I have seenºª² thy face,º because² thou [art] yetº alive.º

[28] Gn 31:21; 43:8; 44:16; 45:10; 46:34; 47:1; 49:8.
[29] Gn 33:4; 41:43; 45:14, 19, 21; Lk 15:20; Ac 20:37.
[30] Gn 45:28; Lk 2:29.

He instructeth his brethren how to answer to Pharaoh.

31 And Josephº saidºª unto² his brethren,º and unto² his father'sº house,º I will go up,ºª and shewºª Pharaoh,º and sayºª unto² him, My brethren,º and my father'sº house,º which² [were] in the landº of Canaan,º are comeºª unto² me; 32 And the men¹² [are] shepherds,ººª for² their trade² hath been² to feed cattle;º and they have broughtºª their flocks,º and their herds,º and all² that² they have. 33 And it shall come to pass,² when² Pharaohº shall callºª you, and shall say,ºª What² [is] your occupation?º 34 That ye shall say,ºª Thy servants'º trade¹² hath been² about cattleº from our youthº² even until² now,² both² we,² [and] also² our fathers:º that² ye may dwellºª in the landº of Goshen;º for² every² shepherdººª [is] an abominationº unto the Egyptians.º

[31] Gn 45:16; 47:1; Ac 18:3; He 2:11.
[32] Gn 4:2; 9:20; 31:18; 37:2; 45:10; 46:34; 47:3; Ex 3:1; 1S 16:11; 17:15; 1K 9:27; 18:5; Ps 78:70; Is 40:11; Zc 13:5.
[33] Gn 46:32; 47:2; Jna 1:8.
[34] Gn 30:35; 34:5; 37:12; 43:32; 46:32; Ex 8:26.


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