Genesis 47:1

So Joseph went and told Pharaoh: “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all they own, have come from the land of Canaan and are now in Goshen.”

2 And he chose five of his brothers and presented them before Pharaoh.

3 “What is your occupation?” Pharaoh asked Joseph’s brothers. “Your servants are shepherds,” they replied, “both we and our fathers.”

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
So Joseph went and told Pharaoh: “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all they own, have come from the land of Canaan and are now in Goshen.”
KJV
Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.
WEB
Then Joseph went in and told Pharaoh, and said, “My father and my brothers, with their flocks, their herds, and all that they own, have come out of the land of Canaan; and behold, they are in the land of Goshen.”
ASV
Then Joseph went in and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.
DARBY
And Joseph came and told Pharaoh and said, My father and my brethren, and their sheep and their cattle, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and behold, they are in the land of Goshen.
BLB
And Joseph went and told Pharaoh and he said, “My father, and my brothers, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that [is] theirs, have come from the land of Canaan, and behold, they [are] in the land of Goshen.”
ÅB
Så kom Josef og meldte dette til Farao og sa: Min far og mine brødre er kommet hit fra Kana'ans land med sitt småfe og storfe og alt det de har; og nå er de i Gosen.
OTB
Josef gikk til farao og sa: “Min far og brødre, sammen med deres flokker, buskap og alt de eier, har kommet fra Kanaan og er nå i Gosen.”
B1930
Så kom Josef og meldte dette til Farao og sa: Min far og mine brødre er kommet hit fra Kana'ans land med sitt småfe og storfe og alt det de har; og nu er de i Gosen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 45:10

    You shall settle in the land of Goshen and be near me—you and your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own.

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  • Genesis 46:31

    Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and inform Pharaoh: ‘My brothers and my father’s household from the land of Canaan have come to me.

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  • Genesis 46:28

    Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When Jacob’s family arrived in the land of Goshen,

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  • Genesis 45:16

    When the news reached Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and his servants were pleased.

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  • Exodus 9:26

    The only place where it did not hail was in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived.

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  • Hebrews 2:11

    For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.

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  • Exodus 8:22

    But on that day I will give special treatment to the land of Goshen, where My people live; no swarms of flies will be found there. In this way you will know that I, the LORD, am in the land.

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  • Genesis 46:34

    you are to say, ‘Your servants have raised livestock ever since our youth—both we and our fathers.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.”

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