Genesis 46
1 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.
Israel made his journey with all that he had and went to Beersheba. There he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
2 And God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night and said, Jacob, Jacob! And he said, Here am I.
God spoke to Israel in a vision at night, saying, “Jacob, Jacob.” He said, “Here I am.”
3 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.
He said, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not fear to go down to Egypt, for there I will make you a great nation.
4 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.
I will go down with you into Egypt, and I will surely bring you up again and Joseph will close your eyes with his own hand.”
5 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.
Jacob rose up from Beersheba. The sons of Israel transported Jacob their father, their children, and their wives, in the carts that Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
6 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;
They took their livestock and their possessions that they had accumulated in the land of Canaan. They came into Egypt, Jacob and all his descendants with him.
7 his sons and his sons' sons with him, his daughters and his sons' daughters and all his seed he brought with him to Egypt.
He brought with him to Egypt his sons and his sons' sons, his daughters and his sons' daughters, and all his descendants.
8 And these are the names of the sons of Israel who came into Egypt: Jacob and his sons. Jacob's firstborn, Reuben.
These were the names of the children of Israel who came to Egypt: Jacob and his sons, Reuben, Jacob's firstborn;
9 And the sons of Reuben: Enoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
the sons of Reuben, Hanok, Pallu, Hezron, and Karmi;
10 — And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Saul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
the sons of Simeon, Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman;
11 — And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
and the sons of Levi, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
12 — 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.
The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah, (but Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
13 — And the sons of Issachar: Tola, and Puah, and Job, and Shimron.
The sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Lob, and Shimron;
14 — And the sons of Zebulun: Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
The sons of Zebulun were Sered, Elon, and Jahleel
15 — 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.
These were the sons of Leah whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, along with his daughter Dinah. His sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three.
16 And the sons of Gad: Ziphion and Haggi, Shuni and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
The sons of Gad were Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
17 — And the sons of Asher: Jimnah, and Jishvah, and Jishvi, and Beriah; and Serah their sister; and the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah; and Serah was their sister. The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malkiel
18 — These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and she bore these to Jacob: sixteen souls.
These were the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban had given to Leah his daughter. These sons she bore to Jacob—sixteen in all.
19 The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife: Joseph and Benjamin.
The sons of Jacob's wife Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.
20 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.
In Egypt Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph by Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On.
21 — And the sons of Benjamin: Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera and Naaman, Ehi and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
22 — These are the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen.
These were the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob—fourteen in all.
23 And the sons of Dan: Hushim.
The son of Dan was Hushim.
24 — And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
The sons of Naphtali were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
25 — These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter; and she bore these to Jacob: all the souls were seven.
These were the sons born to Jacob by Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter—seven in all.
26 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.
All those who went to Egypt with Jacob, who were his descendants, not counting Jacob's sons' wives, were sixty-six in all.
27 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.
With the two sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt, the members of his family who went to Egypt were seventy in all.
28 And he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to give notice before he came to Goshen. And they came into the land of Goshen.
Jacob sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to show the way before him to Goshen, and they came to the land of Goshen.
29 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.
Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen. He saw him, hugged his neck, and wept on his neck a long time.
30 And Israel said to Joseph, Now let me die, after I have seen thy face, since thou still livest.
Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your face, that you are still alive.”
31 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;
Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's house, “I will go up and tell Pharaoh, saying, 'My brothers and my father's house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.
32 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.
The men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of livestock. They have brought their flocks, their herds, and all that they have.'
33 And it shall come to pass that when Pharaoh shall call you and say, What is your occupation?
It will come about, when Pharaoh calls you and asks, 'What is your occupation?'
34 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.
that you should say, 'Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth until now, both we, and our forefathers.' Do this so that you may live in the land of Goshen, for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.”
