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Genesis 47:4

CanaanPharaohCanaanGoshen
The stranger and outcast

2 And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.

3 And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.

They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.

5 And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:

6 The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.

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BSB
Then they said to Pharaoh, “We have come to live in the land for a time, because there is no pasture for the flocks of your servants, since the famine in the land of Canaan has been severe. So now, please allow your servants to settle in the land of Goshen.”
KJV
They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.
WEB
They also said to Pharaoh, “We have come to live as foreigners in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants’ flocks. For the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.”
ASV
And they said unto Pharaoh, To sojourn in the land are we come; for there is no pasture for thy servants` flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.
DARBY
And they said to Pharaoh, To sojourn in the land are we come; for there is no pasture for the sheep that thy servants have, for the famine is grievous in the land of Canaan; and now, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.
BLB
And they said to Pharaoh, “We have come to sojourn in the land because [there is] no pasture for the sheep that your servants have, for the famine [is] severe in the land of Canaan. And now, please, let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.”
ÅB
Så sa de til Farao: Vi er kommet for å bo en tid her i landet; for dine tjenere hadde ikke beite for sin buskap, fordi det er en hård hungersnød i Kana'ans land; la derfor dine tjenere få bo i landet Gosen!
OTB
De fortsatte: “Vi har kommet for å bo her midlertidig, for hungersnøden i Kanaan er alvorlig, og det er ingen beite for våre flokker. Vennligst la dine tjenere bo i Gosen.”
B1930
Så sa de til Farao: Vi er kommet for å bo en tid her i landet; for dine tjenere hadde ikke beite for sin buskap, fordi det er en hård hungersnød i Kana'ans land; la derfor dine tjenere få bo i landet Gosen!

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  • Genesis 46:34

    That ye shall say, Thy servants’ trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

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  • Deuteronomy 26:5

    And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:

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  • Genesis 15:13

    And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

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  • Genesis 43:1

    And the famine was sore in the land.

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  • Acts 7:11

    Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

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  • Psalms 105:23

    Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

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  • Acts 7:6

    And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.

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  • Genesis 12:10

    And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.

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