Genesis 47:7
Joseph also brought in Jacob his father and presented him to Pharaoh; and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
Open English Bible (UK)
In The King James Version
And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
In Context
8Then Pharaoh said to Jacob, ‘How many years have you lived?’
Cross References
Genesis 14:19He blessed him saying: Blessed be Abram before God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth.
Genesis 47:10After Jacob had blessed Pharaoh, he went out from Pharaoh’s presence.
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 →