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G ENESIS 46
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him everything you have seen, and then bring
my father here quickly.” 14 Weeping with joy,
he embraced Benjamin, and Benjamin did the
same. 15 Then Joseph kissed each of his brothers
and wept over them, and after that they began
talking freely with him.
Pharaoh Invites Jacob to Egypt
16 The news soon reached Pharaoh’s palace: “Joseph’s brothers have arrived!” Pharaoh and his
officials were all delighted to hear this.
17 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘This is what you must do: Load your pack
animals, and hurry back to the land of Canaan.
18 Then get your father and all of your families,
and return here to me. I will give you the very
best land in Egypt, and you will eat from the
best that the land produces.’”
19 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your
brothers, ‘Take wagons from the land of Egypt
to carry your little children and your wives, and
bring your father here. 20 Don’t worry about your
personal belongings, for the best of all the land
of Egypt is yours.’”
21 So the sons of Jacob* did as they were told.
Joseph provided them with wagons, as Pharaoh
had commanded, and he gave them supplies for
the journey. 22 And he gave each of them new
clothes—but to Benjamin he gave five changes
of clothes and 300 pieces* of silver. 23 He also
sent his father ten male donkeys loaded with
the finest products of Egypt, and ten female
donkeys loaded with grain and bread and other
supplies he would need on his journey.
24 So Joseph sent his brothers off, and as they
left, he called after them, “Don’t quarrel about
all this along the way!” 25 And they left Egypt
and returned to their father, Jacob, in the land
of Canaan.
26 “Joseph is still alive!” they told him. “And
he is governor of all the land of Egypt!” Jacob
was stunned at the news—he couldn’t believe
it. 27 But when they repeated to Jacob everything Joseph had told them, and when he saw
the wagons Joseph had sent to carry him, their
father’s spirits revived.
28 Then Jacob exclaimed, “It must be true! My
son Joseph is alive! I must go and see him before
I die.”
Jacob’s Journey to Egypt
So Jacob* set out for Egypt with all his
possessions. And when he came to
Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of
46
45:21 Hebrew Israel; also in 45:28. See note on 35:21.
45:22 Hebrew 300 [shekels], about 7.5 pounds or 3.4 kilograms
in weight. 46:1 Hebrew Israel; also in 46:29, 30. See note
on 35:21. 46:3 Hebrew I am El. 46:13a As in Syriac version
and Samaritan Pentateuch (see also 1 Chr 7:1); Hebrew reads
Puvah. 46:13b As in some Greek manuscripts and Samaritan
Pentateuch (see also Num 26:24; 1 Chr 7:1); Hebrew reads Iob.
46:16 As in Greek version and Samaritan Pentateuch (see
also Num 26:15); Hebrew reads Ziphion. 46:20 Greek version
reads of Heliopolis.
his father, Isaac. 2 During the night God spoke to
him in a vision. “Jacob! Jacob!” he called.
“Here I am,” Jacob replied.
3 “I am God,* the God of your father,” the voice
said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for
there I will make your family into a great nation. 4 I will go with you down to Egypt, and I
will bring you back again. You will die in Egypt,
but Joseph will be with you to close your eyes.”
5 So Jacob left Beersheba, and his sons took
him to Egypt. They carried him and their little
ones and their wives in the wagons Pharaoh
had provided for them. 6 They also took all their
livestock and all the personal belongings they
had acquired in the land of Canaan. So Jacob
and his entire family went to Egypt—7 sons and
grandsons, daughters and granddaughters—all
his descendants.
8 These are the names of the descendants of
Israel—the sons of Jacob—who went to Egypt:
Reuben was Jacob’s oldest son. 9 The sons of
Reuben were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and
Carmi.
10 The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin,
Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul. (Shaul’s
mother was a Canaanite woman.)
11 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath,
and Merari.
12 The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah,
Perez, and Zerah (though Er and Onan had
died in the land of Canaan). The sons of
Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
13 The sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah,*
Jashub,* and Shimron.
14 The sons of Zebulun were Sered, Elon, and
Jahleel.
15 These were the sons of Leah and Jacob who
were born in Paddan-aram, in addition to their
daughter, Dinah. The number of Jacob’s descendants (male and female) through Leah was
thirty-three.
16 The
sons of Gad were Zephon,* Haggi, Shuni,
Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
17 The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi,
and Beriah. Their sister was Serah. Beriah’s
sons were Heber and Malkiel.
18 These were the sons of Zilpah, the servant
given to Leah by her father, Laban. The number of Jacob’s descendants through Zilpah was
sixteen.
19 The
sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel were Joseph
and Benjamin.
20 Joseph’s sons, born in the land of Egypt,
were Manasseh and Ephraim. Their mother
was Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, the
priest of On.*
21 Benjamin’s sons were Bela, Beker, Ashbel,
Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim,
and Ard.