Genesis 47:2

And he took five of his brothers to Pharaoh.

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In The King James Version

And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.

In Context

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.

3And Pharaoh said to them, What is your business? And they said, Your servants are keepers of sheep, as our fathers were before us.

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Cross References

Acts 7:13And the second time his brothers had a meeting with Joseph, and Pharaoh had knowledge of Joseph's family.

Colossians 1:28Whom we are preaching; guiding and teaching every man in all wisdom, so that every man may be complete in Christ;

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 →

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