Genesis 46

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Jacob’s Journey to Egypt

¹So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

¹And Israel journeyed, and all that was his, and he came to Beersheba and he sacrificed sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

²And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said.

“Here I am,” replied Jacob.

²And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Behold, it is I.”

³“I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.

³And He said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not fear from going down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.

⁴I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.”

⁴I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also surely bring you up, and Joseph will put his hand on your eyes.”

⁵Then Jacob departed from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel took their father Jacob in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him, along with their children and wives.

⁵And Jacob arose from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father and their little ones and their wives in the carts that Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

⁶They also took the livestock and possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt.

⁶And they took their livestock and their possessions that they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and they came to Egypt, Jacob and all his seed with him,

Those Who Went to Egypt

⁷Jacob took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.

⁷his sons, and the sons of his sons with him, and his daughters, and the daughters of his sons, and all his seed he brought with him to Egypt.

The Children of Leah

⁸Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.

⁸And these are the names of the sons of Israel, the ones coming to Egypt—Jacob and his sons: The firstborn of Jacob, Reuben.

⁹The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

⁹And the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, and Pallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.

¹⁰The sons of Simeon: Jemuel,^a Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar,^b and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.

¹⁰And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul son of the Canaanitess.

¹¹The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

¹¹And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

¹²The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

¹²And the sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez, and Zerah; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

¹³The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah,^a Job,^b and Shimron.

¹³And the sons of Issachar: Tola, and Puvah, and Job, and Shimron.

¹⁴The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.

¹⁴And the sons of Zebulun: Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.

¹⁵These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-aram,^a in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and daughters was thirty-three.

¹⁵These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, and together with Dinah his daughter. All the souls, his sons and his daughters, were thirty and three.

The Children of Zilpah

¹⁶The sons of Gad: Ziphion,^a Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi,^b and Areli.

¹⁶And the sons of Gad: Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.

¹⁷The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.

The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.

¹⁷And the sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister. And the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.

¹⁸These are the sons of Jacob born to Zilpah—whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah—sixteen in all.

¹⁸These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and she bore these to Jacob—six and ten souls.

The Children of Rachel

¹⁹The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

¹⁹The sons of Rachel, wife of Jacob: Joseph and Benjamin.

²⁰Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.^a

²⁰And there were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him: Manasseh and Ephraim.

²¹The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.

²¹And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.

²²These are the sons of Rachel born to Jacob—fourteen in all.

²²These are the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob—four and ten souls in all.

The Children of Bilhah

²³The son of Dan: Hushim.

²³And the sons of Dan: Hushim.

²⁴The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.

²⁴And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.

²⁵These are the sons of Jacob born to Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel—seven in all.

²⁵These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and she bore these to Jacob—seven souls in all.

²⁶All those belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt—his direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob’s sons—numbered sixty-six persons.

²⁶All the souls—the ones coming to Jacob, to Egypt, the ones coming out of his thigh, besides the wives of the sons of Jacob—were sixty and six souls in all.

²⁷And with the two sons^a who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt were seventy^b in all.

²⁷And the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob, the ones coming to Egypt, were seventy.

Jacob Arrives in Egypt

²⁸Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When Jacob’s family arrived in the land of Goshen,

²⁸And he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to direct before him to Goshen. And they came to the land of Goshen.

²⁹Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely.

²⁹And Joseph harnessed his chariot, and he went up to Goshen to meet Israel his father, and he appeared to him, and he fell on his necks, and he wept on his necks a long time.

³⁰Then Israel said to Joseph, “Finally I can die, now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive!”

³⁰And Israel said to Joseph, “Let me die now, after my seeing your face, for you are still alive.”

³¹Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and inform Pharaoh: ‘My brothers and my father’s household from the land of Canaan have come to me.

³¹And Joseph said to his brothers and to the house of his father, “I will go up and let me tell Pharaoh and let me say to him, ‘My brothers and the house of my father, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.

³²The men are shepherds; they raise livestock, and they have brought their flocks and herds and all that they own.’

³²And the men are shedherds of sheep, for they have been men of livestock; and their flocks and their herds and all that is theirs, they have brought.’

³³When Pharaoh summons you and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’

³³And it shall be, when Pharaoh calls you and says, ‘What are your works?’

³⁴you are to say, ‘Your servants have raised livestock ever since our youth—both we and our fathers.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.”

³⁴That you shall say, ‘Your servants have been men of livestock from our youth and even until now, both we and also our fathers,’ so that you may dwell in the land of Goshen. For an abomination of Egypt is every shepherd of sheep.”