46 So Jacob left Canaan. He took everything that belonged to him. When he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to God, the God of his father Isaac. 2 During the night, God spoke to Israel in a dream. He said, ‘Jacob! Jacob!’ Jacob replied, ‘Yes, I am here.’ 3 God said, ‘I am God. I am the God that your father worshipped. Do not be afraid to go to Egypt. Your descendants will be very many so that you become a great nation there. 4 I will go with you to Egypt. I will also bring you back again. Joseph will be with you when you die.’
5 Then Jacob left Beersheba and he continued to travel. Jacob's sons took their father as well as their wives and children. They rode in the carts that Pharaoh had sent to take them to Egypt. 6 They also took all their animals and everything that they had got in Canaan. In that way, Jacob and all his family went to Egypt. 7 He took his sons and his grandsons, his daughters and granddaughters. He took all his family with him to Egypt.
8 These are the names of the descendants of Israel [ a ] who went to Egypt, (that is, the sons of Jacob):
Reuben was the firstborn son of Jacob.
9 The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.
10 The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
11 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
12 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez and Zerah. Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
13 The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron.
14 The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon and Jahleel.
15 These were the sons that Leah gave birth to in Paddan Aram. Jacob was their father. Leah also gave birth to a daughter, Dinah. These sons and daughters of Jacob were 33 in all.
16 The sons of Gad: Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi and Areli.
17 The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah. Their sister was Serah. The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malkiel.
18 These were the children that Zilpah gave birth to. Jacob was their father. Leah gave Zilpah to Jacob as a wife. There were 16 children in all.
19 The sons of Jacob's wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
20 Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in Egypt. Their mother was Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.
21 The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim and Ard.
22 These were the sons of Rachel, born to Jacob. There were 14 in all.
23 The son of Dan: Hushim.
24 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem.
25 These were the sons that Bilhah gave birth to. She was Rachel's servant that Laban gave to her. Bilhah gave birth to these sons for Jacob. There were seven in all.
26 Jacob's descendants who went with him to Egypt were 66. That does not include his son's wives. 27 Joseph had two sons that were born in Egypt. So there were 70 people of Jacob's family who were there in Egypt.
28 Then Jacob sent Judah to go to Joseph before he got there himself. He learned how to get to Goshen and they arrived there. 29 Joseph prepared his chariot and he went to Goshen to meet Jacob, his father. When they met, Joseph hugged his father and he wept for a long time.
30 Jacob said to Joseph, ‘Now I am ready to die. I have seen for myself that you are still alive.’ 31 Then Joseph spoke to his brothers and to his father's people. He said, ‘I will go and say to Pharaoh, “My brothers and all my father's people have arrived here from Canaan. 32 The men are shepherds. They take care of their animals. They have brought with them their sheep, goats and cows, and everything that they have.” 33 Pharaoh will call you to meet him. He will ask you, “What is your job?” 34 Then you should answer, “We have always taken care of cows and sheep since we were young men. Our ancestors have always done this work.” Egyptians do not want to live near people who take care of sheep. So Pharaoh will let you stay in the region called Goshen.’ [ b ]
46 So Israel began his trip to Egypt. First he went to Beersheba. There he worshiped God, the God of his father Isaac. He offered sacrifices. 2 During the night God spoke to Israel in a dream and said, “Jacob, Jacob.”
Israel answered, “Here I am.”
3 Then God said, “I am God, the God of your father. Don’t be afraid to go to Egypt. In Egypt I will make you a great nation. 4 I will go to Egypt with you, and I will bring you out of Egypt again. You will die there, but Joseph will be with you. His own hands will close your eyes when you die.”
5 Then Jacob left Beersheba and traveled to Egypt. His sons, the sons of Israel, brought their father, their wives, and all their children to Egypt. They traveled in the wagons the Pharaoh had sent. 6 They also had their cattle and everything they owned in the land of Canaan. So Israel went to Egypt with all his children and his family. 7 With him were his sons and his grandsons, his daughters and his granddaughters. All of his family went with him.
8 These are the names of Israel’s sons and family who went to Egypt with him:
Reuben was Jacob’s first son. 9 Reuben’s sons were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
10 Simeon’s sons were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, and Zohar. There was also Shaul. (Shaul was born from a Canaanite woman.)
11 Levi’s sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
12 Judah’s sons were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (Er and Onan died while still in Canaan.) Perez’s sons were Hezron and Hamul.
13 Issachar’s sons were Tola, Puah, Job, and Shimron.
14 Zebulun’s sons were Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
15 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun were Jacob’s sons from his wife Leah. Leah had these sons in Paddan Aram. She also had a daughter named Dinah. There were 33 people in this family.
16 Gad’s sons were Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
17 Asher’s sons were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. Also there were Beriah’s sons, Heber and Malkiel.
18 All these were Jacob’s sons from his wife’s servant, Zilpah. (Zilpah was the maid that Laban had given to his daughter Leah.) There were 16 people in this family.
19 Benjamin was also with Jacob. Benjamin was Jacob and Rachel’s son. (Joseph was also Rachel’s son, but he was already in Egypt.)
20 In Egypt, Joseph had two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. (Joseph’s wife was Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, the priest in the city of On.)
21 Benjamin’s sons were Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
22 These were the sons of Jacob from his wife Rachel. There were 14 people in this family.
23 Dan’s son was Hushim.
24 Naphtali’s sons were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
25 These were the sons of Jacob and Bilhah. (Bilhah was the maid that Laban had given to his daughter Rachel.) There were seven people in this family.
26 The total number of Jacob’s direct descendants who went with him to Egypt was 66 people. (The wives of Jacob’s sons were not counted in this number.) 27 Also, Joseph had two sons in Egypt. With these two grandsons, Jacob’s family in Egypt numbered 70 people in all.
28 Jacob sent Judah ahead to speak to Joseph. Judah went to Joseph in the land of Goshen. Then Jacob and his people followed into the land. 29 Joseph learned that his father was coming. So he prepared his chariot and went out to meet his father, Israel, in Goshen. When Joseph saw his father, he hugged his neck and cried for a long time.
30 Then Israel said to Joseph, “Now I can die in peace. I have seen your face, and I know that you are still alive.”
31 Joseph said to his brothers and to the rest of his father’s family, “I will go and tell Pharaoh that you are here. I will say to Pharaoh, ‘My brothers and the rest of my father’s family have left the land of Canaan and have come here to me. 32 They are a family of shepherds. They have always kept sheep and cattle. They have brought all their animals and everything they own with them.’ 33 When Pharaoh calls you, he will ask, ‘What work do you do?’ 34 You tell him, ‘We are shepherds. All our lives we have been shepherds, and our ancestors were shepherds before us.’ Then Pharaoh will allow you to live in the land of Goshen. Egyptians don’t like shepherds, so it is better that you stay in Goshen.”
46 And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.
2 And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.
3 And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:
4 I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.
5 And Jacob rose up from Beersheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
6 And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:
7 His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.
8 And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
9 And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
10 And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
11 And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
12 And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
13 And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.
14 And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
15 These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padanaram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three.
16 And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
17 And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.
18 These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.
19 The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.
20 And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.
21 And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
22 These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen.
23 And the sons of Dan; Hushim.
24 And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
25 These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.
26 All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and six;
27 And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.
28 And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.
29 And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
30 And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.
31 And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;
32 And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.
33 And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?
34 That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
46 So Israel set out with all that he had, and came to ( A ) Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the ( B ) God of his father Isaac. 2 And ( C ) God spoke to Israel [ a ] in visions of the night and said, “ ( D ) Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here I am.” 3 Then He said, “ ( E ) I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will ( F ) make you into a great nation there. 4 ( G ) I will go down with you to Egypt, and ( H ) I will also assuredly bring you up again; and ( I ) Joseph will [ b ] close your eyes.”
5 Then Jacob left Beersheba, and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob and their little ones and their wives in the ( J ) wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. 6 They also took their livestock and their possessions, which they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and ( K ) came to Egypt, Jacob and all his [ c ] descendants with him: 7 his sons and his grandsons with him, his daughters and his granddaughters, and all his [ d ] descendants he brought with him to Egypt.
8 Now these are the ( L ) names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn. 9 And the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 10 And the ( M ) sons of Simeon: [ e ] Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, [ f ] Jachin, [ g ] Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. 11 And the sons of Levi: [ h ] Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 12 And the sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). And the ( N ) sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. 13 And the sons of Issachar: Tola, [ i ] Puvvah, [ j ] Iob, and Shimron. 14 And the sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel. 15 These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, with his daughter Dinah; [ k ] all his sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three. 16 And the ( O ) sons of Gad: [ l ] Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, [ m ] Ezbon, Eri, [ n ] Arodi, and Areli. 17 And the ( P ) sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. And the ( Q ) sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel. 18 These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah; and she bore to Jacob these sixteen persons. 19 The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin. 20 ( R ) Now to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him. 21 And the ( S ) sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, [ o ] Ehi, Rosh, [ p ] Muppim, [ q ] Huppim, and Ard. 22 These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob; there were fourteen persons in all. 23 And the sons of Dan: [ r ] Hushim. 24 And the sons of Naphtali: [ s ] Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and [ t ] Shillem. 25 These are the ( T ) sons of Bilhah, whom ( U ) Laban gave to his daughter Rachel, and she bore these to Jacob; there were seven persons in all. 26 ( V ) All the people belonging to Jacob, who came to Egypt, [ u ] his direct descendants, not including the wives of Jacob’s sons, were sixty-six persons in all, 27 and the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were [ v ] two; ( W ) all the people of the house of Jacob, who came to Egypt, were seventy.
28 Now Jacob sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph, to [ w ] guide him to ( X ) Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen. 29 And Joseph [ x ] prepared his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel; as soon as he appeared to him, Joseph threw himself on his neck and ( Y ) wept on his neck a long time. 30 Then Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your face, that you are still alive.” 31 But Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “ ( Z ) I will go up and tell Pharaoh, and will say to him, ‘My brothers and my father’s household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me; 32 and the men are shepherds, for they have been [ y ] keepers of livestock; and they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.’ 33 When Pharaoh calls for you and says, ‘ ( AA ) What is your occupation?’ 34 you shall say, ‘Your servants have been [ z ] ( AB ) keepers of livestock since our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,’ so that you may live in the land of ( AC ) Goshen; for every shepherd is an ( AD ) abomination to the Egyptians.”
46 So Israel ( A ) set out with all that was his, and when he reached Beersheba, ( B ) he offered sacrifices ( C ) to the God of his father Isaac. ( D )
2 And God spoke to Israel ( E ) in a vision at night ( F ) and said, “Jacob! Jacob!”
“Here I am,” ( G ) he replied.
3 “I am God, the God of your father,” ( H ) he said. “Do not be afraid ( I ) to go down to Egypt, ( J ) for I will make you into a great nation ( K ) there. ( L ) 4 I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again. ( M ) And Joseph’s own hand will close your eyes. ( N ) ”
5 Then Jacob left Beersheba, ( O ) and Israel’s ( P ) sons took their father Jacob and their children and their wives in the carts ( Q ) that Pharaoh had sent to transport him. 6 So Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt, ( R ) taking with them their livestock and the possessions ( S ) they had acquired ( T ) in Canaan. 7 Jacob brought with him to Egypt ( U ) his sons and grandsons and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring. ( V )
8 These are the names of the sons of Israel ( W ) (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt:
Reuben the firstborn ( X ) of Jacob.
9 The sons of Reuben: ( Y )
Hanok, Pallu, ( Z ) Hezron and Karmi. ( AA )
10 The sons of Simeon: ( AB )
Jemuel, ( AC ) Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar ( AD ) and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
11 The sons of Levi: ( AE )
Gershon, ( AF ) Kohath ( AG ) and Merari. ( AH )
12 The sons of Judah: ( AI )
Er, ( AJ ) Onan, ( AK ) Shelah, Perez ( AL ) and Zerah ( AM ) (but Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan). ( AN )
The sons of Perez: ( AO )
Hezron and Hamul. ( AP )
13 The sons of Issachar: ( AQ )
Tola, Puah, [ a ] ( AR ) Jashub [ b ] ( AS ) and Shimron.
14 The sons of Zebulun: ( AT )
Sered, Elon and Jahleel.
15 These were the sons Leah bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, [ c ] ( AU ) besides his daughter Dinah. ( AV ) These sons and daughters of his were thirty-three in all.
16 The sons of Gad: ( AW )
Zephon, [ d ] ( AX ) Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi and Areli.
17 The sons of Asher: ( AY )
Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah.
Their sister was Serah.
The sons of Beriah:
Heber and Malkiel.
18 These were the children born to Jacob by Zilpah, ( AZ ) whom Laban had given to his daughter Leah ( BA ) —sixteen in all.
19 The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel: ( BB )
Joseph and Benjamin. ( BC ) 20 In Egypt, Manasseh ( BD ) and Ephraim ( BE ) were born to Joseph ( BF ) by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On. [ e ] ( BG )
21 The sons of Benjamin: ( BH )
Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim and Ard. ( BI )
22 These were the sons of Rachel ( BJ ) who were born to Jacob—fourteen in all.
23 The son of Dan: ( BK )
Hushim. ( BL )
24 The sons of Naphtali: ( BM )
Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem.
25 These were the sons born to Jacob by Bilhah, ( BN ) whom Laban had given to his daughter Rachel ( BO ) —seven in all.
26 All those who went to Egypt with Jacob—those who were his direct descendants, not counting his sons’ wives—numbered sixty-six persons. ( BP ) 27 With the two sons [ f ] who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, ( BQ ) the members of Jacob’s family, which went to Egypt, were seventy [ g ] in all. ( BR )
28 Now Jacob sent Judah ( BS ) ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. ( BT ) When they arrived in the region of Goshen, 29 Joseph had his chariot ( BU ) made ready and went to Goshen to meet his father Israel. ( BV ) As soon as Joseph appeared before him, he threw his arms around his father [ h ] and wept ( BW ) for a long time. ( BX )
30 Israel ( BY ) said to Joseph, “Now I am ready to die, since I have seen for myself that you are still alive.” ( BZ )
31 Then Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and speak to Pharaoh and will say to him, ‘My brothers and my father’s household, who were living in the land of Canaan, ( CA ) have come to me. ( CB ) 32 The men are shepherds; ( CC ) they tend livestock, ( CD ) and they have brought along their flocks and herds and everything they own.’ ( CE ) 33 When Pharaoh calls you in and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’ ( CF ) 34 you should answer, ‘Your servants ( CG ) have tended livestock from our boyhood on, just as our fathers did.’ ( CH ) Then you will be allowed to settle ( CI ) in the region of Goshen, ( CJ ) for all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians. ( CK ) ”
