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Jacob Goes to Egypt

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

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Jacob's Journey to Egypt

And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba; and he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

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And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, “Jacob! Jacob!”
“Here I am,” he replied.

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And God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night and said, Jacob, Jacob! And he said, Here am I.

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

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And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down to Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation.

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

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I will go down with thee to Egypt, and I will also certainly bring thee up; and Joseph shall put his hand on thine eyes.

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Then Jacob left Beersheba, and Israel’s sons took their father Jacob and their children and their wives in the carts that Pharaoh had sent to transport him.

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And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba; and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, on the waggons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

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So Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt, taking with them their livestock and the possessions they had acquired in Canaan.

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And they took their cattle, and their goods which they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and came to Egypt, Jacob and all his seed with him;

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Jacob brought with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons and his daughters and granddaughters — all his offspring.

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his sons and his sons' sons with him, his daughters and his sons' daughters and all his seed he brought with him to Egypt.

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These are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt:
Reuben the firstborn of Jacob.

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Those who went to Egypt

And these are the names of the sons of Israel who came into Egypt: Jacob and his sons. Jacob's firstborn, Reuben.

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The sons of Reuben:
Hanok, Pallu, Hezron and Karmi.

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And the sons of Reuben: Enoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.

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The sons of Simeon:
Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.

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And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, And Jamin, And Ohad, And Jachin, And Zohar, And Saul the son of a Canaanitish woman.

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The sons of Levi:
Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

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

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The sons of Judah:
Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez and Zerah (but Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan).
The sons of Perez:
Hezron and Hamul.

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

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The sons of Issachar:
Tola, Puah,a Jashubb and Shimron.

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And the sons of Issachar: Tola, And Puah, And Job, And Shimron.

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The sons of Zebulun:
Sered, Elon and Jahleel.

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

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These were the sons Leah bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram,c besides his daughter Dinah. These sons and daughters of his were thirty-three in all.

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-- These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Padan-Aram; and his daughter, Dinah. All the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty-three.

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The sons of Gad:
Zephon,d Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi and Areli.

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

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The sons of Asher:
Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah.
Their sister was Serah.
The sons of Beriah:
Heber and Malkiel.

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-- And the sons of Asher: Jimnah, and Jishvah, and Jishvi, and Beriah; and Serah their sister; and the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.

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These were the children born to Jacob by Zilpah, whom Laban had given to his daughter Leah — sixteen in all.

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-- These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and she bore these to Jacob: sixteen souls.

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

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

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In Egypt, Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.e

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And to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asnath bore to him, the daughter of Potipherah the priest in On.

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

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

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These were the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob — fourteen in all.

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these are the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen.

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The son of Dan:
Hushim.

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And the sons of Dan: Hushim.

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The sons of Naphtali:
Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem.

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

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These were the sons born to Jacob by Bilhah, whom Laban had given to his daughter Rachel — seven in all.

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-- These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter; and she bore these to Jacob: all the souls were seven.

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All those who went to Egypt with Jacob — those who were his direct descendants, not counting his sons’ wives — numbered sixty-six persons.

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All the souls that came with Jacob to Egypt, that had come out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives: all the souls were sixty-six.

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With the two sonsf who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family, which went to Egypt, were seventyg in all.

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

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Now Jacob sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When they arrived in the region of Goshen,

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Joseph Meets Jacob

And he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to give notice before he came to Goshen. And they came into the land of Goshen.

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Joseph had his chariot made ready and went to Goshen to meet his father Israel. As soon as Joseph appeared before him, he threw his arms around his fatherh and wept for a long time.

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Then Joseph yoked his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and he presented himself to him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

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Israel said to Joseph, “Now I am ready to die, since I have seen for myself that you are still alive.”

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And Israel said to Joseph, Now let me die, after I have seen thy face, since thou still livest.

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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, have come to me.

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And Joseph said to his brethren and to his father's house, I will go up, and tell Pharaoh, and say to him, My brethren and my father's house, who were in the land of Canaan, are come to me;

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The men are shepherds; they tend livestock, and they have brought along their flocks and herds and everything they own.’

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and the men are shepherds, for they have been occupied with cattle; and they have brought their sheep, and their cattle, and all that they have.

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When Pharaoh calls you in and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’

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And it shall come to pass that when Pharaoh shall call you and say, What is your occupation?

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you should answer, ‘Your servants have tended livestock from our boyhood on, just as our fathers did.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the region of Goshen, for all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.”

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then ye shall say, Thy servants are men that have been occupied with cattle from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers; in order that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.

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Genesis 46

Genesis 46