Genesis 47

Jacob’s Family Settles in Goshen

1Then 1JosephH3130 wentH935 in and toldH5046 PharaohH6547, and saidH559, “My fatherH1 and my brothersH251 and their flocksH6629 and their herdsH1241 and allH3605 that they have, have comeH935 out of the landH776 of CanaanH3667; and beholdH2009, they are in the landH776 of 2GoshenH1657.” 2He tookH3947 fiveH2568 menH376 from amongH7097 his brothersH251 and 3presentedH3322H6440 them to PharaohH6547. 3Then PharaohH6547 saidH559 to his brothersH251, “4WhatH4100 is your occupationH4639?” So they saidH559 to PharaohH6547, “Your servantsH5650 are 5shepherdsH7462, bothH1571 we and our fathersH1.” 4They saidH559 to PharaohH6547, “6We have comeH935 to sojournH1481 in the landH776, for thereH369 is noH369 pastureH4829 for your servants’H5650 flocksH6629, for 7the famineH7458 is severeH3515 in the landH776 of CanaanH3667. NowH6258, therefore, pleaseH4994 let your servantsH5650 89liveH3427 in the landH776 of GoshenH1657.” 5Then PharaohH6547 saidH559 to 10JosephH3130, “Your fatherH1 and your brothersH251 have comeH935 to you. 6The landH776 of EgyptH4714 is 11at your disposalH6440; 12settleH3427 your fatherH1 and your brothersH251 in 13the bestH4315 of the landH776, let them 14liveH3427 in the landH776 of GoshenH1657; and ifH518 you knowH3045 anyH3426 15capableH2428 menH376 among them, then 16putH7760 them in chargeH8269 of my livestockH4735.”

7Then JosephH3130 broughtH935 his fatherH1 JacobH3290 and 17presentedH5975H6440 him to PharaohH6547; and JacobH3290 18blessedH1288 PharaohH6547. 8PharaohH6547 saidH559 to JacobH3290, “HowH4100 manyH4100 19yearsH8141 have you livedH2425?” 9So JacobH3290 saidH559 to PharaohH6547, “The 2021yearsH8141 of my sojourningH4033 are one hundredH3967 and 22thirtyH7970; fewH4592 and 23unpleasantH7451 have beenH1961 the 24yearsH8141 of my lifeH2425, norH3808 have they 25attainedH5381 26the 27yearsH8141 28that my fathersH1 livedH2425 during the daysH3117 of their sojourningH4033.” 10And JacobH3290 29blessedH1288 PharaohH6547, and wentH3318 out from 30his presenceH6440. 11So JosephH3130 31settledH3427 his fatherH1 and his brothersH251 and gaveH5414 them a possessionH272 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714, in 32the bestH4315 of the landH776, in the landH776 of 33RamesesH7486, as PharaohH6547 had orderedH6680. 12JosephH3130 34providedH3557 his fatherH1 and his brothersH251 and allH3605 his father’sH1 householdH1004 with 35foodH3899, accordingH6310 to their littleH2945 onesH2945.

13Now thereH369 was noH369 36foodH3899 in allH3605 the landH776, becauseH3588 the famineH7458 was veryH3966 severeH3515, so that 37the landH776 of EgyptH4714 and the landH776 of CanaanH3667 languishedH3856 becauseH4480H6440 of the famineH7458. 1438JosephH3130 gatheredH3950 allH3605 the moneyH3701 that was foundH4672 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714 and in the landH776 of CanaanH3667 for the grainH7668 whichH834 they boughtH7666, and JosephH3130 broughtH935 the moneyH3701 into Pharaoh’sH6547 houseH1004. 15When the moneyH3701 was allH8552 spentH8552 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714 and in the landH776 of CanaanH3667, allH3605 the EgyptiansH4714 cameH935 to JosephH3130 39and saidH559, “GiveH3051 us 40foodH3899, for 41whyH4100 should we dieH4191 in your presenceH5048? For our moneyH3701 42is goneH656.” 16Then JosephH3130 saidH559, “GiveH3051 up your livestockH4735, and I will giveH5414 you food for your livestockH4735, sinceH518 your moneyH3701 43is goneH656.” 17So they broughtH935 their livestockH4735 to JosephH3130, and JosephH3130 gaveH5414 them 44foodH3899 in exchange for the horsesH5483 and the 45flocksH6629 and the herdsH1241 and the donkeysH2543; and he 46fedH5095 them with 47foodH3899 in exchange for allH3605 their livestockH4735 48that yearH8141. 18When that yearH8141 was endedH8552, they cameH935 to him the 49nextH8145 yearH8141 and saidH559 to him, “We will not hideH3582 from my lordH113 that our moneyH3701 is allH8552 spentH8552, and the 50cattleH4735H929 are my lord’sH113. There is nothingH3808 leftH7604 51for my lordH113 exceptH1115H518 our bodiesH1472 and our landsH127. 19WhyH4100 should we dieH4191 before your eyesH5869, bothH1571 we and our landH127? BuyH7069 us and our landH127 for 52foodH3899, and we and our landH127 will be slavesH5650 to PharaohH6547. So giveH5414 us seedH2233, that we may liveH2421 and not dieH4191, and that the landH127 may not be desolateH3456.”

Result of the Famine

20So JosephH3130 boughtH7069 allH3605 the landH127 of EgyptH4714 for PharaohH6547, for 53everyH376 EgyptianH4714 soldH4376 his fieldH7704, becauseH3588 the famineH7458 was severeH2388 upon them. Thus the landH776 becameH1961 Pharaoh’sH6547. 21As for the peopleH5971, he removedH5674 them to the citiesH5892 from one endH7097 of Egypt’sH4714 borderH1366 to the otherH7097. 22OnlyH7534 the landH127 of the priestsH3548 he did not buyH7069, for the priestsH3548 had an allotmentH2706 from PharaohH6547, and they 54livedH398 offH398 the allotmentH2706 whichH834 PharaohH6547 gaveH5414 them. ThereforeH5921H3651, they did not sellH4376 their landH127. 23Then JosephH3130 saidH559 to the peopleH5971, “BeholdH2005, I have todayH3117 boughtH7069 you and your landH127 for PharaohH6547; nowH1887, here is seedH2233 for you, and you may sowH2232 the landH127. 2455At the harvestH8393 you shall giveH5414 a 56fifthH2549 to PharaohH6547, and 57four-fifthsH702H3027 shall be your own for seedH2233 of the fieldH7704 and for your foodH400 and for those of your householdsH1004 and as foodH398 for your littleH2945 onesH2945.” 25So they saidH559, “You have savedH2421 our livesH2421! Let us findH4672 favorH2580 in the sightH5869 of my lordH113, and we will be Pharaoh’sH6547 slavesH5650.” 26JosephH3130 madeH7760 it a statuteH2706 concerningH5921 the landH127 of EgyptH4714 valid to thisH2088 dayH3117, that PharaohH6547 should have the fifthH2569; 58onlyH7534 the landH127 of the priestsH3548 59did not becomeH1961 Pharaoh’sH6547.

27Now IsraelH3478 60livedH3427 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714, in 61GoshenH1657, and they 62acquiredH270 propertyH270 in it and 63were fruitfulH6509 and becameH7235 veryH3966 numerousH7235. 28JacobH3290 livedH2421 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714 64seventeenH7651H6240 yearsH8141; so the 65lengthH3117 of Jacob’sH3290 lifeH2425 was one hundredH3967 and forty-sevenH705H7651 yearsH8141.

29When 6667the timeH3117 for IsraelH3478 to dieH4191 drewH7126 nearH7126, he calledH7121 his sonH1121 JosephH3130 and saidH559 to him, “PleaseH4994, ifH518 I have foundH4672 favorH2580 in your sightH5869, 68placeH7760 nowH4994 your handH3027 underH8478 my thighH3409 and 69dealH6213 with me in kindnessH2617 and 70faithfulnessH571. PleaseH4994 do not buryH6912 me in EgyptH4714, 30but when I 71lieH7901 downH7901 with my fathersH1, you shall carryH5375 me out of EgyptH4714 and buryH6912 me in 72their burialH6900 placeH6900.” And he saidH559, “I will doH6213 as you have saidH1697.” 31He saidH559, “73SwearH7650 to me.” So he sworeH7650 to him. Then 74IsraelH3478 bowedH7812 in worship at the headH7218 of the bedH4296.