Genesis 47:1

And Joseph came and showed Pharoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their sheep and their oxen, and all that they have, are come from the land of Kenaan, and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

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

2And of the extreme of his brethren he took five men, and made them stand before Pharoh.

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Cross References

Genesis 45:10And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and be near me, thou, and thy sons, and thy sons’ children, and thy sheep and thy oxen, and all that thou hast.

Genesis 46:28And he sent Jehuda before him to Joseph, to make the way clear before him at Goshen, and he came to the land of Goshen.

Genesis 46:34You will say, Thy servants have been men, the masters of flocks from our youth until now; both we and our fathers: that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; because the Mizraee keep at a distance all shepherds of flocks.

Exodus 9:26Only in the land of Goshen, where the sons of Israel were, there was no hail.

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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