‏ Genesis 46

Jacob Moves to Egypt

1 So Israel set out with all that he had, and came to aBeersheba, and offered sacrifices to the bGod of his father Isaac. 2And cGod spoke to Israel
Lit in the visions
in visions of the night and said, “ eJacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here I am.”
3Then He said, “ fI am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will gmake you into a great nation there. 4 hI will go down with you to Egypt, and iI will also assuredly bring you up again; and jJoseph will
Lit put his hand on
close your eyes.”

5 Then Jacob left Beersheba, and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob and their little ones and their wives in the lwagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. 6They also took their livestock and their possessions, which they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and mcame to Egypt, Jacob and all his
Lit seed
descendants with him:
7his sons and his grandsons with him, his daughters and his granddaughters, and all his
Lit seed
descendants he brought with him to Egypt.

Those Who Came to Egypt

8 Now these are the pnames of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn. 9And the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 10And the qsons of Simeon:
In Num 26:12 and 1 Chr 4:24, Nemuel
Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad,
In 1 Chr 4:24, Jarib
Jachin,
In Num 26:13 and 1 Chr 4:24, Zerah
Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
11And the sons of Levi:
In 1 Chr 6:16, Gershom
Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
12And the sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). And the vsons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. 13And the sons of Issachar: Tola,
In Num 26:23, Puvah; in 1 Chr 7:1, Puah
Puvvah,
In Num 26:24 and 1 Chr 7:1, Jashub
Iob, and Shimron.
14And the sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel. 15These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, with his daughter Dinah;
Lit all the souls of
all his sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three.
16And the zsons of Gad:
In Num 26:15, Zephon
Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni,
In Num 26:16, Ozni
Ezbon, Eri,
In Num 26:17, Arod
Arodi, and Areli.
17And the adsons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. And the aesons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel. 18These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah; and she bore to Jacob these sixteen persons. 19The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin. 20 afNow to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him. 21And the agsons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman,
In Num 26:38, Ahiram
Ehi, Rosh,
In Num 26:39, Shephupham; in 1 Chr 7:12, Shuppim
Muppim,
In Num 26:39, Hupham
Huppim, and Ard.
22These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob; there were fourteen persons in all. 23And the sons of Dan:
In Num 26:42, Shuham
Hushim.
24And the sons of Naphtali:
In 1 Chr 7:13, Jahziel
Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and
In 1 Chr 7:13, Shallum
Shillem.
25These are the ansons of Bilhah, whom aoLaban gave to his daughter Rachel, and she bore these to Jacob; there were seven persons in all. 26 apAll the people belonging to Jacob, who came to Egypt,
Lit who came out of his loins
his direct descendants, not including the wives of Jacob’s sons, were sixty-six persons in all,
27and the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were
Lit two souls
two; asall the people of the house of Jacob, who came to Egypt, were seventy.

28 Now Jacob sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph, to
Lit instruct before him
guide him to auGoshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.
29And Joseph
Lit harnessed
prepared his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel; as soon as he appeared to him, Joseph threw himself on his neck and awwept on his neck a long time.
30Then Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your face, that you are still alive.” 31But Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “ axI will go up and tell Pharaoh, and will say to him, ‘My brothers and my father’s household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me; 32and the men are shepherds, for they have been
Lit men
keepers of livestock; and they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.’
33When Pharaoh calls for you and says, ‘ azWhat is your occupation?’ 34you shall say, ‘Your servants have been
Lit men
bbkeepers of livestock since our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,’ so that you may live in the land of bcGoshen; for every shepherd is an bdabomination to the Egyptians.”
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