Genesis 46:31

And Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's people, I will go and give the news to Pharaoh, and say to him, My brothers and my father's people, from the land of Canaan, have come to me;

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In The King James Version

And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father’s house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father’s house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;

In Context

30And Israel said to Joseph, Now that I have seen you living again, I am ready for death.

32And these men are keepers of sheep and owners of cattle, and have with them their flocks and their herds and all they have.

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Cross References

Genesis 47:1Then Joseph went to Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brothers with their flocks and their herds and all they have, are come from Canaan, and are now in the land of Goshen.

Hebrews 2:11For he who makes holy and those who are made holy are all of one family; and for this reason it is no shame for him to give them the name of brothers,

Matthew Henry on Genesis 46:29-34

Meeting between Jacob and Joseph. ( b. c. 1706.) 28 And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen. 29 And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while. 30 And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive. 31 And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I… Read the whole commentary →

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