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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.
So Israel set out with all that was his, and when he reached Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
During the night God spoke to him in a vision. “Jacob! Jacob!” he called.
“Here I am,” Jacob replied.
“Here I am,” Jacob replied.
And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, “Jacob! Jacob!”
“Here I am,” he replied.
“Here I am,” he replied.
“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.
I will go with you down to Egypt, and I will bring you back again. You will die in Egypt, but Joseph will be with you to close your eyes.”
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.”
So Jacob left Beersheba, and his sons took him to Egypt. They carried him and their little ones and their wives in the wagons Pharaoh had provided for them.
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.
They also took all their livestock and all the personal belongings they had acquired in the land of Canaan. So Jacob and his entire family went to Egypt —
So Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt, taking with them their livestock and the possessions they had acquired in Canaan.
sons and grandsons, daughters and granddaughters — all his descendants.
Jacob brought with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons and his daughters and granddaughters — all his offspring.
These are the names of the descendants of Israel — the sons of Jacob — who went to Egypt:
Reuben was Jacob’s oldest son.
Reuben was Jacob’s oldest son.
These are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt:
Reuben the firstborn of Jacob.
Reuben the firstborn of Jacob.
The sons of Reuben were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
The sons of Reuben:
Hanok, Pallu, Hezron and Karmi.
Hanok, Pallu, Hezron and Karmi.
The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul. (Shaul’s mother was a Canaanite woman.)
The sons of Simeon:
Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
The sons of Levi:
Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (though Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
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.
Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez and Zerah (but Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan).
The sons of Perez:
Hezron and Hamul.
The sons of Zebulun were Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
The sons of Zebulun:
Sered, Elon and Jahleel.
Sered, Elon and Jahleel.
These were the sons of Leah and Jacob who were born in Paddan-aram, in addition to their daughter, Dinah. The number of Jacob’s descendants (male and female) through Leah was thirty-three.
The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah. Beriah’s sons were Heber and Malkiel.
The sons of Asher:
Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah.
Their sister was Serah.
The sons of Beriah:
Heber and Malkiel.
Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah.
Their sister was Serah.
The sons of Beriah:
Heber and Malkiel.
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.
These were the children born to Jacob by Zilpah, whom Laban had given to his daughter Leah — sixteen in all.
The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.
The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel:
Joseph and Benjamin.
Joseph and Benjamin.
Benjamin’s sons were Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
The sons of Benjamin:
Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim and Ard.
Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim and Ard.
These were the sons of Rachel and Jacob. The number of Jacob’s descendants through Rachel was fourteen.
These were the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob — fourteen in all.
The sons of Naphtali were Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
The sons of Naphtali:
Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem.
Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem.
These were the sons of Bilhah, the servant given to Rachel by her father, Laban. The number of Jacob’s descendants through Bilhah was seven.
These were the sons born to Jacob by Bilhah, whom Laban had given to his daughter Rachel — seven in all.
The total number of Jacob’s direct descendants who went with him to Egypt, not counting his sons’ wives, was sixty-six.
All those who went to Egypt with Jacob — those who were his direct descendants, not counting his sons’ wives — numbered sixty-six persons.
Jacob’s Family Arrives in Goshen
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,
Now Jacob sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When they arrived in the region of Goshen,
Joseph prepared his chariot and traveled to Goshen to meet his father, Jacob. When Joseph arrived, he embraced his father and wept, holding him for a long time.
Finally, Jacob said to Joseph, “Now I am ready to die, since I have seen your face again and know you are still alive.”
Israel said to Joseph, “Now I am ready to die, since I have seen for myself that you are still alive.”
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 Canaan.
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.
These men are shepherds, and they raise livestock. They have brought with them their flocks and herds and everything they own.’”
The men are shepherds; they tend livestock, and they have brought along their flocks and herds and everything they own.’
Then he said, “When Pharaoh calls for you and asks you about your occupation,
When Pharaoh calls you in and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’
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.”
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.”