Genesis 47:1

And so Joseph entered and reported to Pharaoh, saying: “My father and brothers, their sheep and herds, and everything that they possess, have arrived from the land of Canaan. And behold, they stand together in the land of Goshen.”

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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.

In Context

2Likewise, he stood in the sight of the king five men, the last of his brothers.

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Cross References

Genesis 45:10and you will live in the land of Goshen. And you will be next to me, you and your sons and the sons of your sons, your sheep and your herds, and all that you possess.

Genesis 46:28Then he sent Judah ahead of himself, to Joseph, in order to report to him, and so that he would meet him in Goshen.

Genesis 46:34You will respond, ‘Your servants are pastors of honor, from our infancy even to the present time, both we and our fathers.’ Now you will say this so that you may be able to live in the land of Goshen, because the Egyptians detest all pastors of sheep.”

Exodus 9:26Only in the land of Goshen, where the sons of Israel were, did the hail not fall.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 47:1

In this chapter we have instances, I. Of Joseph's kindness and affection to his relations, presenting his brethren first and then his father to Pharaoh ( ver. 1-10 ), settling them in Goshen, and providing for them there ( ver. 11, 12 ), and paying his respects to his father when he sent for him, ver. 27-31 . II. Of Joseph's justice between prince and people in a very critical affair, selling Pharaoh's corn to his subjects with reasonable profits to Pharaoh, and yet without any wrong to them, ver. 13 , &c. Thus he… Read the whole commentary →

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