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From the Blue Letter Bible
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Gen 47:6 — The land of Egypt [ is] before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest [any] men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
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Gen 47:11; Gen 13:9; Gen 20:15; Gen 34:10; Gen 45:18-20; Pro 21:1; Jhn 17:2 |
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Goshen
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Gen 47:4,11 |
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men of activity
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Anshey chayil, men of strength, power, ability, or prowess. It implies both fitness of mind and body; and so valour, prudence, diligence, and virtue. |
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rulers
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Exd 18:21; 1Sa 21:7; 1Ch 27:29-31; 2Ch 26:10; Pro 22:29 |
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cattle
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{Mikneh}, from {kanah}, to posses, signifies property or possession of any kind, though it frequently is used for cattle, because in ancient times they constituted the principal part of a man's possessions Gen 47:16; Exd 9:3-6,10,21 |
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Gen 47:11 |
And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. |
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Gen 13:9 |
[Is] not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if [thou wilt take] the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if [thou depart] to the right hand, then I will go to the left. |
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Gen 20:15 |
And Abimelech said, Behold, my land [is] before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee. |
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Gen 34:10 |
And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein. |
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Gen 45:18 |
And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land. |
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Gen 45:19 |
Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come. |
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Gen 45:20 |
Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt [is] yours. |
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Pro 21:1 |
The king's heart [is] in the hand of the LORD, [as] the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. |
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Jhn 17:2 |
As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. |
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Gen 47:4 |
They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine [is] sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen. |
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Gen 47:11 |
And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. |
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Exd 18:21 |
Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place [such] over them, [to be] rulers of thousands, [and] rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: |
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1Sa 21:7 |
Now a certain man of the servants of Saul [was] there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name [was] Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that [belonged] to Saul. |
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1Ch 27:29 |
And over the herds that fed in Sharon [was] Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds [that were] in the valleys [was] Shaphat the son of Adlai: |
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1Ch 27:30 |
Over the camels also [was] Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses [was] Jehdeiah the Meronothite: |
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1Ch 27:31 |
And over the flocks [was] Jaziz the Hagerite. All these [were] the rulers of the substance which [was] king David's. |
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2Ch 26:10 |
Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen [also], and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry. |
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Pro 22:29 |
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men]. |
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Gen 47:16 |
And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail. |
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Exd 9:3 |
Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which [is] in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: [there shall be] a very grievous murrain. |
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Exd 9:4 |
And the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all [that is] the children's of Israel. |
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Exd 9:5 |
And the LORD appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land. |
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Exd 9:6 |
And the LORD did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one. |
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Exd 9:10 |
And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth [with] blains upon man, and upon beast. |
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Exd 9:21 |
And he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle in the field. |
Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)
Scott, Thomas. "Genesis 47:6," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Gen/47/6.html>.
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