Genesis 47:6
The land of Egypt is before thee. Make thy father and thy brothers to dwell in the best of the land; in the land of Goshen let them dwell. And if thou know any able men among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
5And Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brothers have come to thee.
7And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
Cross References
Genesis 20:15And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee. Dwell where it pleases thee.
Genesis 45:10And thou shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shall be near to me, thou, and thy sons, and thy sons' sons, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou have.
Genesis 45:20Also do not regard your stuff, for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.
Genesis 47:11And Joseph placed his father and his brothers, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
Exodus 9:3behold, the hand of LORD is upon thy cattle which are in the field, upon the horses, upon the donkeys, upon the camels, upon the herds, and upon the flocks--a very grievous pestilence.
Exodus 9:21And he who did not regard the word of LORD left his servants and his cattle in the field.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 47:2-13
Pharaoh's Generosity; Jacob Presented to Pharaoh. ( b. c. 1706.) 1 Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen. 2 And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh. 3 And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers. 4 They… Read the whole commentary →