Post by Jess on Sept 16, 2005 21:35:04 GMT -5
Jacob Goes to Egypt
Ge 46:1 So Israela set out with all that was his, and when he reached Beersheba,b he offered sacrificesc to the God of his father Isaac.d
Ge 46:2 And God spoke to Israele in a vision at nightf and said, “Jacob! Jacob!”
“Here I am,”g he replied.
Ge 46:3 “I am God, the God of your father,”h he said. “Do not be afraidi to go down to Egypt,j for I will make you into a great nationk there.l 4 I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again.m And Joseph’s own hand will close your eyes.n”
Ge 46:5 Then Jacob left Beersheba,o and Israel’sp sons took their father Jacob and their children and their wives in the cartsq that Pharaoh had sent to transport him. 6 They also took with them their livestock and the possessionsr they had acquireds in Canaan, and Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt.t 7 He took with him to Egyptu his sons and grandsons and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.v
Ge 46:8 These are the names of the sons of Israelw (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt:
Reuben the firstbornx of Jacob.
Ge 46:9 The sons of Reuben:y
Hanoch, Pallu,z Hezron and Carmi.a
Ge 46:10 The sons of Simeon:b
Jemuel,c Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohard and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
Ge 46:11 The sons of Levi:e
Gershon,f Kohathg and Merari.h
Ge 46:12 The sons of Judah:i
Er,j Onan,k Shelah, Perezl and Zerahm (but Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan).n
The sons of Perez:o
Hezron and Hamul.p
Ge 46:13 The sons of Issachar:q
Tola, Puah,1r Jashub2s and Shimron.
Ge 46:14 The sons of Zebulun:t
Sered, Elon and Jahleel.
Ge 46:15 These were the sons Leah bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram,3u besides his daughter Dinah.v These sons and daughters of his were thirty-three in all.
Ge 46:16 The sons of Gad:w
Zephon,4x Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi and Areli.
Ge 46:17 The sons of Asher:y
Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah.
Their sister was Serah.
The sons of Beriah:
Heber and Malkiel.
Ge 46:18 These were the children born to Jacob by Zilpah,z whom Laban had given to his daughter Leaha—sixteen in all.
Ge 46:19 The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel:b
Joseph and Benjamin.c 20 In Egypt, Manassehd and Ephraime were born to Josephf by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.5g
Ge 46:21 The sons of Benjamin:h
Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim and Ard.i
Ge 46:22 These were the sons of Rachelj who were born to Jacob—fourteen in all.
Ge 46:23 The son of Dan:k
Hushim.l
Ge 46:24 The sons of Naphtali:m
Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem.
Ge 46:25 These were the sons born to Jacob by Bilhah,n whom Laban had given to his daughter Rachelo—seven in all.
Ge 46:26 All those who went to Egypt with Jacob—those who were his direct descendants, not counting his sons’ wives—numbered sixty-six persons.p 27 With the two sons6 who had been born to Joseph in Egypt,q the members of Jacob’s family, which went to Egypt, were seventy7 in all.r
Ge 46:28 Now Jacob sent Judahs ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen.t When they arrived in the region of Goshen, 29 Joseph had his chariotu made ready and went to Goshen to meet his father Israel.v As soon as Joseph appeared before him, he threw his arms around his father8 and weptw for a long time.x
Ge 46:30 Israely said to Joseph, “Now I am ready to die, since I have seen for myself that you are still alive.”z
Ge 46:31 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,a have come to me.b 32 The men are shepherds;c they tend livestock,d and they have brought along their flocks and herds and everything they own.’e 33 When Pharaoh calls you in and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’f 34 you should answer, ‘Your servantsg have tended livestock from our boyhood on, just as our fathers did.’h Then you will be allowed to settlei in the region of Goshen,j for all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.k”
Ge 46:1 So Israela set out with all that was his, and when he reached Beersheba,b he offered sacrificesc to the God of his father Isaac.d
Ge 46:2 And God spoke to Israele in a vision at nightf and said, “Jacob! Jacob!”
“Here I am,”g he replied.
Ge 46:3 “I am God, the God of your father,”h he said. “Do not be afraidi to go down to Egypt,j for I will make you into a great nationk there.l 4 I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again.m And Joseph’s own hand will close your eyes.n”
Ge 46:5 Then Jacob left Beersheba,o and Israel’sp sons took their father Jacob and their children and their wives in the cartsq that Pharaoh had sent to transport him. 6 They also took with them their livestock and the possessionsr they had acquireds in Canaan, and Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt.t 7 He took with him to Egyptu his sons and grandsons and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.v
Ge 46:8 These are the names of the sons of Israelw (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt:
Reuben the firstbornx of Jacob.
Ge 46:9 The sons of Reuben:y
Hanoch, Pallu,z Hezron and Carmi.a
Ge 46:10 The sons of Simeon:b
Jemuel,c Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohard and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
Ge 46:11 The sons of Levi:e
Gershon,f Kohathg and Merari.h
Ge 46:12 The sons of Judah:i
Er,j Onan,k Shelah, Perezl and Zerahm (but Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan).n
The sons of Perez:o
Hezron and Hamul.p
Ge 46:13 The sons of Issachar:q
Tola, Puah,1r Jashub2s and Shimron.
Ge 46:14 The sons of Zebulun:t
Sered, Elon and Jahleel.
Ge 46:15 These were the sons Leah bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram,3u besides his daughter Dinah.v These sons and daughters of his were thirty-three in all.
Ge 46:16 The sons of Gad:w
Zephon,4x Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi and Areli.
Ge 46:17 The sons of Asher:y
Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah.
Their sister was Serah.
The sons of Beriah:
Heber and Malkiel.
Ge 46:18 These were the children born to Jacob by Zilpah,z whom Laban had given to his daughter Leaha—sixteen in all.
Ge 46:19 The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel:b
Joseph and Benjamin.c 20 In Egypt, Manassehd and Ephraime were born to Josephf by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.5g
Ge 46:21 The sons of Benjamin:h
Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim and Ard.i
Ge 46:22 These were the sons of Rachelj who were born to Jacob—fourteen in all.
Ge 46:23 The son of Dan:k
Hushim.l
Ge 46:24 The sons of Naphtali:m
Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem.
Ge 46:25 These were the sons born to Jacob by Bilhah,n whom Laban had given to his daughter Rachelo—seven in all.
Ge 46:26 All those who went to Egypt with Jacob—those who were his direct descendants, not counting his sons’ wives—numbered sixty-six persons.p 27 With the two sons6 who had been born to Joseph in Egypt,q the members of Jacob’s family, which went to Egypt, were seventy7 in all.r
Ge 46:28 Now Jacob sent Judahs ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen.t When they arrived in the region of Goshen, 29 Joseph had his chariotu made ready and went to Goshen to meet his father Israel.v As soon as Joseph appeared before him, he threw his arms around his father8 and weptw for a long time.x
Ge 46:30 Israely said to Joseph, “Now I am ready to die, since I have seen for myself that you are still alive.”z
Ge 46:31 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,a have come to me.b 32 The men are shepherds;c they tend livestock,d and they have brought along their flocks and herds and everything they own.’e 33 When Pharaoh calls you in and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’f 34 you should answer, ‘Your servantsg have tended livestock from our boyhood on, just as our fathers did.’h Then you will be allowed to settlei in the region of Goshen,j for all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.k”