Genesis 46New King James Version
Jacob’s Journey to Egypt(A)
46 So Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to(B)Beersheba, and offered sacrifices(C)to the God of his father Isaac.2 Then God spoke to Israel(D)in the visions of the night, and said, “Jacob, Jacob!”
And he said, “Here I am.”
3 So He said, “IamGod,(E)the God of your father; do not fear to go down to Egypt, for I will(F)make of you a great nation there.4 (G)I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also surely(H)bring you upagain;and(I)Joseph[a]will put his hand on your eyes.”
5 Then(J)Jacob arose from Beersheba; and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob, their little ones, and their wives, in the[b]carts(K)which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.6 So they took their livestock and their goods, which they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and went to Egypt,(L)Jacob and all his descendants with him.7 His sons and his sons’ sons, his daughters and his sons’ daughters, and all his descendants he brought with him to Egypt.
8 Now(M)thesewerethe names of the children of Israel, Jacob and his sons, who went to Egypt:(N)ReubenwasJacob’s firstborn.9 The(O)sons of ReubenwereHanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.10 (P)The sons of Simeonwere[c]Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad,[d]Jachin,[e]Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.11 The sons of(Q)LeviwereGershon, Kohath, and Merari.12 The sons of(R)Judahwere(S)Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan).(T)The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.13 The sons of IssacharwereTola,[f]Puvah,[g]Job, and Shimron.14 The(U)sons of ZebulunwereSered, Elon, and Jahleel.15 Thesewerethe(V)sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Padan Aram, with his daughter Dinah. All the persons, his sons and his daughters,werethirty-three.
16 The sons of Gadwere[h]Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni,[i]Ezbon, Eri,[j]Arodi, and Areli.17 (W)The sons of AsherwereJimnah, Ishuah, Isui, Beriah, and Serah, their sister. And the sons of BeriahwereHeber and Malchiel.18 (X)Thesewerethe sons of Zilpah,(Y)whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bore to Jacob: sixteen persons.
19 The(Z)sons of Rachel,(AA)Jacob’s wife,wereJoseph and Benjamin.20 (AB)And to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On, bore to him.21 (AC)The sons of BenjaminwereBelah, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman,(AD)Ehi, Rosh,(AE)Muppim,[k]Huppim, and Ard.22 Thesewerethe sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob: fourteen persons in all.
23 The son of Danwas[l]Hushim.24 (AF)The sons of Naphtaliwere[m]Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and[n]Shillem.25 (AG)Thesewerethe sons of Bilhah,(AH)whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and she bore these to Jacob: seven persons in all.
26 (AI)All the persons who went with Jacob to Egypt, who came from his body,(AJ)besides Jacob’s sons’ wives,weresixty-six persons in all.27 And the sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egyptweretwo persons.(AK)All the persons of the house of Jacob who went to Egypt were seventy.
Jacob Settles in Goshen
28 Then he sent Judah before him to Joseph,(AL)to point out before himthe wayto Goshen. And they came(AM)to the land of Goshen.29 So Joseph made ready his(AN)chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel; and he presented himself to him, and(AO)fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while.
30 And Israel said to Joseph,(AP)“Now let me die, since I have seen your face, because youarestill alive.”
31 Then Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household,(AQ)“I will go up and tell Pharaoh, and say to him, ‘My brothers and those of my father’s house, whowerein the land of Canaan, have come to me.32 And the menare(AR)shepherds, for their occupation has been to feed livestock; and they have brought their flocks, their herds, and all that they have.’33 So it shall be, when Pharaoh calls you and says,(AS)‘What is your occupation?’34 that you shall say, ‘Your servants’(AT)occupation has been with livestock(AU)from our youth even till now, both weandalso our fathers,’ that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherdis(AV)an[o]abomination to the Egyptians.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 46:4Will close your eyes when you die
- Genesis 46:5wagons
- Genesis 46:10Nemuel,1 Chr. 4:24
- Genesis 46:10Jarib,1 Chr. 4:24
- Genesis 46:10Zerah,1 Chr. 4:24
- Genesis 46:13Puah,Num. 26:23;1 Chr. 7:1
- Genesis 46:13Jashub,Num. 26:24;1 Chr. 7:1
- Genesis 46:16Sam., LXXZephonandNum. 26:15
- Genesis 46:16Ozni,Num. 26:16
- Genesis 46:16Arod,Num. 26:17
- Genesis 46:21Hupham,Num. 26:39
- Genesis 46:23Shuham,Num. 26:42
- Genesis 46:24Jahziel,1 Chr. 7:13
- Genesis 46:24Shallum,1 Chr. 7:13
- Genesis 46:34loathsome
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