Gen 47:1-10 | ESV | STEP | So Joseph went in and told Pharaoh , My father and my brothers , with their flocks and herds and all that they possess, have come from the land of Canaan . They are now in the land of Goshen .

Genesis 47:1-10

Jacob’s Family Settles in Goshen

1 So Joseph ^awent in and told Pharaoh, “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all that they possess, have come from the land of Canaan. They are now in ^bthe land of Goshen.” 2 And from among his brothers he took five men and ^cpresented them to Pharaoh. 3 Pharaoh said to his brothers, ^d“What is your occupation?” And they said to Pharaoh, ^e“Your servants are shepherds, as our fathers were.” 4 They said to Pharaoh, ^f“We have come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants’ flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. And now, please let your servants dwell ^gin the land of Goshen.” 5 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you. 6 The land of Egypt is before you. Settle your father and your brothers ^hin the best of the land. ⁱLet them settle in the land of Goshen, and if you know any ^jable men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.”

7 Then Joseph brought in Jacob his father and stood him before Pharaoh, ^kand Jacob blessed Pharaoh. 8 And Pharaoh said to Jacob, “How many are the days of the years of your life?” 9 And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The days of the years of my ^lsojourning are 130 years. ^mFew and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and ⁿthey have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their ^osojourning.” 10 And Jacob ^pblessed Pharaoh and went out from the presence of Pharaoh.