Genesis 47
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Genesis 47:4-10

4And they said to Pharaoh, “We have come to stay in the land for a while because there is no grazing land for your servants’ sheep, since the famine in the land of Canaan has been severe. So now, please let your servants settle in the land of Goshen.”

5Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Now that your father and brothers have come to you,

6the land of Egypt is open before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They can live in the land of Goshen. If you know of any capable men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.”

7Joseph then brought his father Jacob and presented him to Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

8Pharaoh said to Jacob, “How many years have you lived?”

9Jacob said to Pharaoh, “My pilgrimage has lasted 130 years. My years have been few and hard, and they have not reached the years of my ancestors during their pilgrimages.”

10So Jacob blessed Pharaoh and departed from Pharaoh’s presence.

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