Genesis 46:31

And Joseph spake to his brethren, and to all his father’s house (hold), (and said), I shall go up, and tell to Pharaoh, and I shall say to him, My brethren, and the house (hold) of my father, that were in the land of Canaan, be come to me,

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In The King James Version

And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father’s house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father’s house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;

In Context

30And the father said to Joseph, Now I shall die joyful, for I have seen thy face, and I (shall) leave thee living.

32and they be men keepers of sheep, and have busyness of flocks to be fed, (or and these men be shepherds, and herdsmen, and be busy to feed their flocks, and their herds); (and) they brought with them their sheep, and (their) great beasts, and all things which they might have.

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Cross References

Genesis 47:1Therefore Joseph entered, and told to Pharaoh, and said, My father and brethren, the sheep and the great beasts of them, and all things that they wield (or and all the things that they possess), have come from the land of Canaan; and lo! they stand in the land of Goshen.

Hebrews 2:11For he that halloweth, and they that be hallowed, be all of one; for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

Matthew Henry on Genesis 46:29-34

Meeting between Jacob and Joseph. ( b. c. 1706.) 28 And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen. 29 And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while. 30 And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive. 31 And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I… Read the whole commentary →

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