Genesis 47:6
The land of Egypt is before you. Settle your father and your brothers in the best region, the land of Goshen. If you know any capable men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.”
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In Context
5Then Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, “Your father and your brothers have come to you.
7Then Joseph brought in Jacob his father and presented him to Pharaoh. Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
Cross References
Genesis 20:15Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you. Settle wherever it pleases you.”
Genesis 45:10You will live in the land of Goshen, and you will be near me, you and your children and your children's children, and your flocks and your herds, and all that you have.
Genesis 45:20Do not be concerned about your possessions, for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.'”
Genesis 47:11Then Joseph settled his father and his brothers. He gave them a territory in the land of Egypt, the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
Exodus 9:3then Yahweh's hand will be on your cattle in the fields and on the horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks, and it will cause a terrible disease.
Exodus 9:21But those who did not take Yahweh's message seriously left their slaves and cattle in the fields.
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 →