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Genesis 46:5

IsraelPharaohBeersheba

3 “I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.

4 I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.”

Then Jacob departed from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel took their father Jacob in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him, along with their children and wives.

6 They also took the livestock and possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt.

7 Jacob took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then Jacob departed from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel took their father Jacob in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him, along with their children and wives.
KJV
And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
WEB
Jacob rose up from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel carried Jacob, their father, their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
ASV
And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
DARBY
And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba; and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, on the waggons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
BLB
And Jacob arose from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father and their little ones and their wives in the carts that Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
ÅB
Så brøt Jakob opp fra Be'erseba; og Israels sønner kjørte Jakob, sin far, og sine barn og sine hustruer i de vogner som Farao hadde sendt til å hente ham i.
OTB
Så dro Jakob fra Beersheba, og Israels sønner transporterte sin far Jakob, sine barn og sine koner i vognene farao hadde sendt for ham.
B1930
Så brøt Jakob op fra Be'erseba; og Israels sønner kjørte Jakob, sin far, og sine barn og sine hustruer i de vogner som Farao hadde sendt til å hente ham i.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 45:19

    You are also directed to tell them: ‘Take wagons from the land of Egypt for your young children and your wives, and bring your father and come back.

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  • Genesis 45:21

    So the sons of Israel did as they were told. Joseph gave them wagons as Pharaoh had instructed, and he also gave them provisions for their journey.

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  • Genesis 45:27

    However, when they relayed all that Joseph had told them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him back, the spirit of their father Jacob was revived.

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  • Genesis 31:17–18

    Then Jacob got up and put his children and his wives on camels,

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  • Exodus 10:24

    Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and said, “Go, worship the LORD. Even your little ones may go with you; only your flocks and herds must stay behind.”

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  • Exodus 10:26

    Even our livestock must go with us; not a hoof will be left behind, for we will need some of them to worship the LORD our God, and we will not know how we are to worship the LORD until we arrive.”

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  • Acts 7:15

    So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died.

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