Genesis 47:2

Then Joseph took 5 of his brothers to meet Pharaoh, the king.

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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

1Joseph went to see Pharaoh and said to him, “My father, my brothers and all their families are now living in Goshen. And they have taken everything they own from Canaan and carried it here to Egypt. All of their animals are here too.”

3Pharaoh asked the brothers, “What work do you do?” And the brothers answered, “Sir we work for you now. We look after farm animals, just like our father and grandfather before us.

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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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