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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 Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto 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 spake unto 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 into 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 into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon 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 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.

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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 gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into 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 brought he with him into 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 children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.

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

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And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, 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 Shaul 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 Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez 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 Phuvah, 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 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.

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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 Ishuah, and Isui, 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 these she bare unto Jacob, even 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 unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.

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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 were 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, which 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, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto 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 into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and 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, 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.

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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 unto Joseph, to direct his face unto 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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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.

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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 unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.

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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 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;

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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 their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, 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, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall 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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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.

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