Genesis 47:5
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.
4 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.
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.
7 And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
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
- Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Now that your father and brothers have come to you,
- KJV
- And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:
- WEB
- Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, “Your father and your brothers have come to you.
- ASV
- And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:
- DARBY
- And Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come to thee.
- BLB
- And Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, “Your father and your brothers have come to you.
- ÅB
- Da sa Farao til Josef: Din far og dine brødre er kommet til deg.
- OTB
- Farao talte til Josef: “Din far og brødre har kommet til deg.
- B1930
- Da sa Farao til Josef: Din far og dine brødre er kommet til dig.