NASB — Genesis 47 — KJV

Jacob’s Family Settles in Goshen

1 Then aJoseph° went° in and told° Pharaoh°, and said°, “My father° and my brothers° and their flocks° and their herds° and all° that they have, have come° out of the land° of Canaan°; and behold°, they are in the land° of bGoshen°.” 2 He took° five° men° from among° his brothers° and apresented°° them to Pharaoh°. 3 Then Pharaoh° said° to his brothers°, “aWhat° is your occupation°?” So they said° to Pharaoh°, “Your servants° are bshepherds°, both° we and our fathers°.” 4 They said° to Pharaoh°, “aWe have come° to sojourn° in the land°, for there° is no° pasture° for your servants’° flocks°, for bthe famine° is severe° in the land° of Canaan°. Now°, therefore, please° let your servants° Iclive° in the land° of Goshen°.” 5 Then Pharaoh° said° to IJoseph°, “Your father° and your brothers° have come° to you. 6 The land° of Egypt° is Iat your disposal°; IIsettle° your father° and your brothers° in athe best° of the land°, let them IIIlive° in the land° of Goshen°; and if° you know° any° bcapable° men° among them, then IVput° them in charge° of my livestock°.”

[1] aGn 46:31 bGn 45:10; 46:28
[2] aAc 7:13
[3] aGn 46:33 bGn 46:34
[4] ILit dwell aGn 15:13; Dt 26:5; Ps 105:23 bGn 43:1; Ac 7:11 cGn 46:34
[5] ILit Joseph, saying
[6] ILit before you IILit cause them to dwell IIILit dwell IVLit appoint them rulers aGn 45:10, 18; 47:11 bEx 18:21, 25; 1K 11:28; Pv 22:29

7 ¶ Then Joseph° brought° his father° Jacob° and Ipresented°° him to Pharaoh°; and Jacob° ablessed° Pharaoh°. 8 Pharaoh° said° to Jacob°, “How° many° Iyears° have you lived°?” 9 So Jacob° said° to Pharaoh°, “The Iayears° of my sojourning° are one hundred° and IIthirty°; few° and IIIunpleasant° have been° the Iyears° of my life°, nor° have they IVattained° bthe Iyears° Vthat my fathers° lived° during the days° of their sojourning°.” 10 And Jacob° ablessed° Pharaoh°, and went° out from Ihis presence°. 11 So Joseph° Isettled° his father° and his brothers° and gave° them a possession° in the land° of Egypt°, in athe best° of the land°, in the land° of bRameses°, as Pharaoh° had ordered°. 12 Joseph° aprovided° his father° and his brothers° and all° his father’s° household° with Ifood°, according° to their little° ones°.

[7] ILit set him before aGn 47:10; 2S 14:22; 1K 8:66
[8] ILit are the days of the years of your life
[9] ILit days of the years IILit thirty years IIILit evil IVLit reached VLit of the life of my fathers aHe 11:9, 13 bGn 25:7; 35:28
[10] ILit Pharaoh’s aGn 47:7
[11] ILit caused to dwell aGn 47:6, 27 bEx 1:11; 12:37
[12] IOr bread aGn 45:11

13 ¶ Now there° was no° Ifood° in all° the land°, because° the famine° was very° severe°, so that athe land° of Egypt° and the land° of Canaan° languished° because°° of the famine°. 14 aJoseph° gathered° 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 When the money° was all° spent° in the land° of Egypt° and in the land° of Canaan°, all° the Egyptians° came° to Joseph° Iand said°, “Give° us IIfood°, for awhy° should we die° in your presence°? For [our] money° IIIis gone°.” 16 Then Joseph° said°, “Give° up your livestock°, and I will give° you [food] for your livestock°, since° [your] money° Iis gone°.” 17 So they brought° their livestock° to Joseph°, and Joseph° gave° them Ifood° in exchange for the horses° and the IIflocks° and the herds° and the donkeys°; and he IIIfed° them with Ifood° in exchange for all° their livestock° IVthat year°. 18 When that year° was ended°, they came° to him the Inext° year° and said° to him, “We will not hide° from my lord° that our money° is all° spent°, and the IIcattle°° are my lord’s°. There is nothing° left° IIIfor my lord° except°° our bodies° and our lands°. 19 Why° should we die° before your eyes°, both° we and our land°? Buy° us and our land° for Ifood°, and we and our land° will be slaves° to Pharaoh°. So give° us seed°, that we may live° and not die°, and that the land° may not be desolate°.”

[13] IOr bread aGn 41:30; Ac 7:11
[14] aGn 41:56
[15] ILit saying IIOr bread IIILit ceases aGn 47:19
[16] ILit ceases
[17] IOr bread IILit livestock of the flocks and livestock of the herds IIILit led them as a shepherd IVLit in that year
[18] ILit second IILit livestock of the cattle IIILit in the presence of
[19] IOr bread

Result of the Famine

20 ¶ So Joseph° bought° all° the land° of Egypt° for Pharaoh°, for Ievery° Egyptian° sold° his field°, because° the famine° was severe° upon them. Thus the land° became° Pharaoh’s°. 21 As for the people°, he removed° them to the cities° from one end° of Egypt’s° border° to the other°. 22 Only° the land° of the priests° he did not buy°, for the priests° had an allotment° from Pharaoh°, and they Ilived° off° the allotment° which° Pharaoh° gave° them. Therefore°°, they did not sell° their land°. 23 Then Joseph° said° to the people°, “Behold°, I have today° bought° you and your land° for Pharaoh°; now°, [here] is seed° for you, and you may sow° the land°. 24 IAt the harvest° you shall give° a afifth° to Pharaoh°, and IIfour-fifths°° shall be your own for seed° of the field° and for your food° and for those of your households° and as food° for your little° ones°.” 25 So they said°, “You have saved° our lives°! Let us find° favor° in the sight° of my lord°, and we will be Pharaoh’s° slaves°.” 26 Joseph° made° it a statute° concerning° the land° of Egypt° [valid] to this° day°, that Pharaoh° should have the fifth°; aonly° the land° of the priests° Idid not become° Pharaoh’s°.

[20] ILit Egypt, every man
[22] ILit ate their allotment
[24] ILit It shall come about...that you shall IILit four parts aGn 41:34
[26] ILit alone did aGn 47:22

27 ¶ Now Israel° Ilived° in the land° of Egypt°, in IIGoshen°, and they aacquired° property° in it and bwere fruitful° and became° very° numerous°. 28 Jacob° lived° in the land° of Egypt° aseventeen°° years°; so the Ilength° of Jacob’s° life° was one hundred° and forty-seven°° years°.

[27] ILit dwelt IILit in the land of Goshen aGn 47:11 bGn 17:6; 26:4; 35:11; Ex 1:7; Dt 26:5; Ac 7:17
[28] ILit days of Jacob, the years of his life aGn 47:9

29 ¶ When Iathe time° for Israel° to die° drew° near°, he called° his son° Joseph° and said° to him, “Please°, if° I have found° favor° in your sight°, bplace° now° your hand° under° my thigh° and cdeal° with me in kindness° and IIfaithfulness°. Please° do not bury° me in Egypt°, 30 but when I alie° down° with my fathers°, you shall carry° me out of Egypt° and bury° me in btheir burial° place°.” And he said°, “I will do° as you have said°.” 31 He said°, “aSwear° to me.” So he swore° to him. Then bIsrael° bowed° [in worship] at the head° of the bed°.

[29] ILit the days of Israel to die drew near IILit truth aDt 31:14; 1K 2:1 bGn 24:2 cGn 24:49
[30] aGn 15:15; Dt 31:16 bGn 23:17-20; 25:9, 10; 35:29; 49:29-32; 50:5, 13; Ac 7:15, 16
[31] aGn 21:23, 24; 24:3; 31:53; 50:25 b1K 1:47


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Joseph presenteth five of his brethren,

1 ¶ Then Josephº cameºª and toldºª Pharaoh,º and said,ºª My fatherº and my brethren,º and their flocks,º and their herds,º and all² that² they have, are come² out¹ª of the landº² of Canaan;º and, behold,² they [are] in the landº of Goshen.º 2 And he tookºª someº² of his brethren,º [even] fiveº men,¹² and presentedºª them untoº Pharaoh.º 3 And Pharaohº saidºª unto² his brethren,º What² [is] your occupation?º And they saidºª unto² Pharaoh,º Thy servantsº [are] shepherds,ººª both² we,² [and] also² our fathers.º 4 They saidºª moreover unto² Pharaoh,º For to sojournºª in the landº are we come;ºª for²² thy servantsº have no² pastureº for their flocks;º for² the famineº [is] soreº in the landº of Canaan:º now² therefore, we pray thee,² let thy servantsº dwellºª in the landº of Goshen.º 5 And Pharaohº spakeºª unto² Joseph,º saying,ºª Thy fatherº and thy brethrenº are comeºª unto² thee: 6 The landº of Egyptº [is] before² thee;¹ in the bestº of the landº make¹ª² thy fatherº and brethrenº to dwell;ºª in the landº of Goshenº let them dwell:ºª and if² thou knowestºª¹ [any] men¹² of activityº among them, then make² them¹ª rulersº over my²² cattle.º

[1] Gn 45:10, 16; 46:28, 31, 34; Ex 8:22; 9:26; He 2:11.
[2] Ac 7:13; 2Co 4:14; Col 1:28; Jde 1:24.
[3] Gn 4:2; 46:33; Am 7:14; Jna 1:8; 2Th 3:10.
[4] Gn 12:10; 15:13; 43:1; 46:34; Dt 26:5; Ps 105:23; Is 52:4; Ac 7:6, 11.
[6] Gn 13:9; 20:15; 34:10; 45:18; 47:4, 11, 16; Ex 9:3, 10, 21; 18:21; 1S 21:7; 1Ch 27:29; 2Ch 26:10; Pv 21:1; 22:29; Jn 17:2.

and his father, before Pharaoh.

7 And Josephº brought inºª² Jacobº his father,º and set² him¹ª beforeº Pharaoh:º and Jacobº blessedºª² Pharaoh.º 8 And Pharaohº saidºª unto² Jacob,º Howº oldººº [art] thou? 9 And Jacobº saidºª unto² Pharaoh,º The daysº of the yearsº of my pilgrimageº [are] an hundredº and thirtyº years:º fewº and evilº have the daysº of the yearsº of my lifeº been,² and have not² attained¹ª unto²² the daysº of the yearsº of the lifeº of my fathersº in the daysº of their pilgrimage.º 10 And Jacobº blessedºª² Pharaoh,º and went outºª from beforeº² Pharaoh.º

[7] Gn 35:27; 47:10; Ex 12:32; Nu 6:23; Jsh 14:13; 1S 2:20; 2S 8:10; 19:39; 1K 1:47; 2K 4:29; Mt 26:26; Lk 22:19; 1P 2:17.
[8] Gn 47:9.
[9] Gn 5:27; 11:11, 24; 25:7; 35:28; 47:28; 50:26; Ex 6:4; 7:7; Dt 34:7; Jsh 24:29; 2S 19:32; 1Ch 29:15; Jb 8:8; 14:1; 42:16; Ps 39:5, 12; 89:47; 90:3; 119:19, 54; 2Co 5:6; He 11:9; 13:14; Jm 4:14; 1P 2:11.
[10] Gn 14:19; 47:7; Nu 6:23; Dt 33:1; Ru 2:4; 2S 8:10; 19:39; Ps 119:46; 129:8; He 7:7.

He giveth them habitation and maintenance.

11 ¶ And Josephº placedºª² his fatherº and his brethren,º and gaveºª them a possessionº in the landº of Egypt,º in the bestº of the land,º in the landº of Rameses,º as² Pharaohº had commanded.ºª 12 And Josephº nourishedºª² his father,º and his brethren,º and all² his father'sº household,º with bread,º according¹ to² [their] families.º

[11] Gn 47:6; Ex 1:11; 12:37; Jn 10:10, 28; 14:2, 23; 17:2, 24.
[12] Gn 47:1, 21, 24; Ex 20:12; Ru 4:15; Mt 15:4; Mk 7:10; 1Th 2:7; 1Ti 4:8; 5:4, 8.

He getteth all the Egyptians' money,

13 ¶ And [there was] no² breadº in all² the land;º for² the famineº [was] veryº sore,º so that the landº of Egyptº and [all] the landº of Canaanº faintedºª by reason¹ of²² the famine.º 14 And Josephº gathered upºª² all² the moneyº that was foundºª in the landº of Egypt,º and in the landº of Canaan,º for the cornº which² they² bought:ºª and Josephº broughtºª² the moneyº into Pharaoh'sº house.º 15 And when moneyº failedºª in the landº² of Egypt,º and in the landº² of Canaan,º all² the Egyptiansº cameºª unto² Joseph,º and said,ºª Giveºª us bread:º for why² should we dieºª in thy presence?² for² the moneyº faileth.ºª

[13] Gn 41:30; 1K 18:5; Jr 9:12; 14:1; Lm 2:19; 4:9; Jol 1:10; Ac 7:11.
[14] Gn 41:56; Lk 16:1, 10; 1Co 4:2; 1P 4:10.
[15] Gn 47:18, 24; Jg 8:5, 8; 1S 21:3; 25:8; Ps 37:3; Is 33:16; Mt 6:11.

their cattle,

16 And Josephº said,ºª Giveºª your cattle;º and I will giveºª you for your cattle,º if² moneyº fail.ºª 17 And they broughtºª² their cattleº unto² Joseph:º and Josephº gaveºª them breadº [in exchange] for horses,º and for the flocks,º² and for the cattleº of the herds,º and for the asses:º and he fedºª them with breadº for all² their cattleº for that² year.º

[16] Pv 12:17; Dn 6:5; 1Co 10:32; Php 4:8; Col 4:5.
[17] Ex 9:3; 1K 10:28; Jb 2:4; Is 31:1; Mt 6:24.

their lands to Pharaoh.

18 When that² yearº was ended,ºª they cameºª unto² him the secondº year,º and saidºª unto him, We will not² hideºª [it] from² my lord,º how that²² our moneyº is spent;ºª my lordº also hathº our herdsº of cattle;º there is not² ought leftºª in the sightº of my lord,º but²² our bodies,º and our lands:º 19 Wherefore² shall we dieºª before thine eyes,º both² we² and² our land?º buyºª us and our landº for bread,º and we² and our landº will be² servantsº unto Pharaoh:º and giveºª [us] seed,º that we may live,ºª and not² die,ºª that the landº be not desolate.ºª² 20 And Josephº boughtºª² all² the landº of Egyptº for Pharaoh;º for² the Egyptiansº soldºª every manº his field,º because² the famineº prevailedºª over² them: so the landº became² Pharaoh's.º 21 And as for the people,º he removedºª them to citiesº from [one] endº² of the bordersº of Egyptº even to² the [other] endº thereof.

[18] 2K 6:26; Jr 38:9.
[19] Gn 47:23; Ne 5:2; Jb 2:4; Lm 1:11; 5:6, 9; Mt 16:26; Php 3:8.
[21] Gn 41:48.

The priests' land was not bought.

22 Only² the landº of the priestsº bought² he¹ª not;² for² the priestsº had a portionº [assigned them] of²² Pharaoh,º and did eatºª² their portionº which² Pharaohº gaveºª them: wherefore²² they soldºª not²² their lands.º

[22] Gn 14:18; 41:45, 50; Dt 12:19; Jsh 21:1; 2S 8:18; Ezr 7:24; Ne 13:10; Mt 10:10; 1Co 9:13; Ga 6:6; 2Th 3:10; 1Ti 5:17.

He letteth the land to them for a fifth part.

23 Then Josephº saidºª unto² the people,º Behold,² I have boughtºª¹ you this dayº and your landº for Pharaoh:º lo,º [here is] seedº for you, and ye shall sowºª² the land.º 24 And it shall come to pass² in the increase,º that ye shall giveºª the fifthº [part] unto Pharaoh,º and fourº partsº shall be² your own, for seedº of the field,º and for your food,º and for them² of your households,º and for foodºª for your little ones.º 25 And they said,ºª Thou hast saved our lives:ºª let us findºª graceº in the sightº of my lord,º and we will be² Pharaoh'sº servants.º 26 And Josephº madeºª it a lawº over² the landº of Egyptº unto² this² day,º [that] Pharaohº should have the fifthº [part]; exceptº the landº of the priestsº only,² [which] became² not² Pharaoh's.º

[23] Gn 41:27; 45:6; 47:19; Ps 41:1; 107:36; 112:5; Pv 11:26; 12:11; 13:23; Ec 11:6; Is 28:24; 55:10; Mt 24:45; 2Co 9:10.
[24] Gn 41:34; 47:25; Lv 27:32; 1S 8:15; Ps 41:1; 112:5.
[25] Gn 6:19; 18:3; 33:15; 41:45; 45:6; 50:20; Ru 2:13; Pv 11:26.
[26] Gn 47:11, 19, 20, 22, 26; Ezk 7:24.

27 ¶ And Israelº dweltºª in the landº of Egypt,º in the countryº of Goshen;º and they had possessionsºª therein, and grew,ºª and multipliedºª exceedingly.º

[27] Gn 8:7, 9; 13:16; 26:4; 28:14; 46:3; 47:11; Ex 1:7, 12; Dt 10:22; 26:5; Ne 9:23; Ps 105:24; 107:38; Zc 10:8; Ac 7:17.

Jacob's age.

28 And Jacobº livedºª in the landº of Egyptº seventeenºº years:º so the whole ageºº² of Jacobº was² an hundredº fortyº¹ and sevenº years.º

[28] Gn 37:2; 47:8, 9; Ps 90:10, 12; 119:84.

He sweareth Joseph to bury him with his fathers.

29 And the timeº drew nighºª that Israelº must die:ºª and he calledºª his sonº Joseph,º and saidºª unto him, If² now² I have foundºª graceº in thy sight,º put,ºª I pray thee,² thy handº under² my thigh,º and dealºª kindlyº and trulyº with² me; buryºª me not,² I pray thee,² in Egypt:º 30 But I will lieºª with² my fathers,º and thou shalt carryºª me out of Egypt,º² and buryºª me in their buryingplace.º And he said,ºª I² will doºª as thou hast said.º 31 And he said,ºª Swearºª unto me. And he swareºª unto him. And Israelº bowed¹ª himself² upon² the bed'sº head.º

[29] Gn 3:19; 24:2, 49; 47:9; 50:24; Dt 31:14; 2S 7:12; 14:14; 1K 2:1; Jb 7:1; 14:14; 30:23; Ps 6:5; 49:7, 9; 89:48; Ac 7:15; He 9:27; 11:22.
[30] Gn 23:19; 25:9; 49:29; 50:5, 25; 2S 19:37; 1K 13:22; Ne 2:3, 5.
[31] Gn 24:3, 26; 47:29; 48:1; 1K 1:47; He 11:21.


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