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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.
22 These were the sons of Rachel and Jacob.
The number of Jacob’s descendants through
Rachel was fourteen.
23 The son of Dan was Hushim.
24 The sons of Naphtali were Jahzeel, Guni,
Jezer, and Shillem.
were the sons of Bilhah, the servant
given to Rachel by her father, Laban. The number of Jacob’s descendants through Bilhah
was seven.
25 These
26 The total number of Jacob’s direct descendants who went with him to Egypt, not counting his sons’ wives, was sixty-six. 27 In addition,
Joseph had two sons* who were born in Egypt.
So altogether, there were seventy* members
of Jacob’s family in the land of Egypt.
28 As they neared their destination, Jacob
sent Judah ahead to meet Joseph and get directions to the region of Goshen. And when
they finally arrived there, 29 Joseph prepared
his chario
t and traveled to Goshen to meet
his father, Jacob. When Joseph arrived, he embraced his father and wept, holding him for a
long time. 30 Finally, Jacob said to Joseph, “Now
I am ready to die, since I have seen your face
again and know you are still alive.”
31 And Joseph said to his brothers and to his
father’s entire family, “I will go to Pharaoh and
tell him, ‘My brothers and my father’s entire
family have come to me from the land of Ca
naan. 32 These men are shepherds, and they
raise livestock. They have brought with them
their flocks and herds and everything they
own.’”
33 Then he said, “When Pharaoh calls for you
and asks you about your occupation, 34 you
must tell him, ‘We, your servants, have raised
livestock all our lives, as our ancestors have
always done.’ When you tell him this, he will
let you live here in the region of Goshen, for
the Egyptians despise shepherds.”
47:1 Then Joseph went to see Pharaoh and told
him, “My father and my brothers have arrived
from the land of Canaan. They have come with
all their flocks and herds and possessions, and
they are now in the region of Goshen.”
2 Joseph took five of his brothers with him
and presented them to Pharaoh. 3 And Pharaoh
asked the brothers, “What is your occupation?”
They replied, “We, your servants, are shepherds, just like our ancestors. 4 We have come
to live here in Egypt for a while, for there is no
pasture for our flocks in Canaan. The famine
is very severe there. So please, we request permission to live in the region of Goshen.”
5 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Now that
your father and brothers have joined you
here, 6 choose any place in the entire land of
Egypt for them to live. Give them the best land
of Egypt. Let them live in the region of Goshen. And if any of them have special skills,
put them in charge of my livestock, too.”
7 Then Joseph brought in his father, Jacob,
and presented him to Pharaoh. And Jacob
blessed Pharaoh.
8 “How old are you?” Pharaoh asked him.
9 Jacob replied, “I have traveled this earth
for 130 hard years. But my life has been short
compared to the lives of my ancestors.” 10 Then
Jacob blessed Pharaoh again before leaving
his court.
11 So Jo
seph assigned the best land of
Egypt—the region of Rameses—to his father
and his brothers, and he settled them there,
just as Pharaoh had commanded. 12 And Jo
seph provided food for his father and his
brothers in amounts appropriate to the number of their dependents, including the smallest children.
13 Meanwhile, the famine became so severe that all the food was used up, and people
were starving throughout the lands of Egypt
and Canaan. 14 By selling grain to the people,
Joseph eventually collected all the money
in Egypt and Canaan, and he put the money
in Pharaoh’s treasury. 15 When the people of
Egypt and Canaan ran out of money, all the
Egyptians came to Joseph. “Our money is
gone!” they cried. “But please give us food, or
we will die before your very eyes!”
16 Joseph replied, “Since your money is gone,
bring me your livestock. I will give you food in
exchange for your livestock.” 17 So they brought
their livestock to Joseph in exchange for food.
In exchange for their horses, flocks of sheep
