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Genesis 47 – King James Version (KJV)

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Jacob's Family Settles in Goshen

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Gen 47:1 - Then^H935^➔ Joseph^H3130 came^➔^H935 and told^H5046 Pharaoh,^H6547 and said,^H559 My father^H1 and my brethren,^H251 and their flocks,^H6629 and their herds,^H1241 and all^H3605 that^H834 they have, are come^H935 out of the land^H776 of Canaan;^H3667 and, behold, they^H2005 are in the land^H776 of Goshen.^H1657

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Gen 47:2 - And^H7097^➔ he took^H3947 some^➔^H7097 of his brethren,^H251 even five^H2568 men,^H376 and presented them^H3322 unto^H6440 Pharaoh.^H6547

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Gen 47:3 - And^H559^➔ Pharaoh^H6547 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 his brethren,^H251 What^H4100 is your occupation?^H4639 And they said^H559 unto^H413 Pharaoh,^H6547 Thy servants^H5650 are shepherds,^H7462^H6629 both^H1571 we,^H587 and also^H1571 our fathers.^H1

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Gen 47:4 - They said moreover^H559 unto^H413 Pharaoh,^H6547 For to sojourn^H1481 in the land^H776 are we come;^H935 for^H3588 thy servants have^H5650 no^H369 pasture^H4829 for their flocks;^H6629 for^H3588 the famine^H7458 is sore^H3515 in the land^H776 of Canaan:^H3667 now therefore,^H6258 we pray thee,^H4994 let^H3427^➔ thy servants^H5650 dwell^➔^H3427 in the land^H776 of Goshen.^H1657

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Gen 47:5 - And^H559^➔ Pharaoh^H6547 spake^➔^H559 unto^H413 Joseph,^H3130 saying,^H559 Thy father^H1 and thy brethren^H251 are come^H935 unto thee:^H413

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Gen 47:6 - The land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 is before thee;^H6440 in the best^H4315 of the land^H776 make^H3427^➔ thy father^H1 and^H853 brethren^H251 to dwell;^➔^H3427 in the land^H776 of Goshen^H1657 let them dwell:^H3427 and if^H518 thou knowest^H3045 any men^H376 of activity^H2428 among them, then make them^H7760 rulers^H8269 over^H5921 my^H589 cattle.^H4735

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Gen 47:7 - And^H935^➔ Joseph^H3130 brought in^➔^H935 Jacob^H3290 his father,^H1 and set him^H5975 before^H6440 Pharaoh:^H6547 and^H1288^➔ Jacob^H3290 blessed^➔^H1288 Pharaoh.^H6547

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Gen 47:8 - And^H559^➔ Pharaoh^H6547 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Jacob,^H3290 How^H4100 old^H3117^H8141^➔ art thou?^➔^H8141^H2416

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Gen 47:9 - And^H559^➔ Jacob^H3290 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Pharaoh,^H6547 The days^H3117 of the years^H8141 of my pilgrimage^H4033 are an hundred and^H3967 thirty^H7970 years:^H8141 few^H4592 and evil^H7451 have^H1961^➔ the days^H3117 of the years^H8141 of my life^H2416 been,^➔^H1961 and^H3808^➔ have^H5381^➔ not^➔^H3808 attained^➔^H5381 unto the days^H3117 of the years^H8141 of the life^H2416 of my fathers^H1 in the days^H3117 of their pilgrimage.^H4033

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Gen 47:10 - And^H1288^➔ Jacob^H3290 blessed^➔^H1288 Pharaoh,^H6547 and went out^H3318 from before^H6440 Pharaoh.^H6547

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Gen 47:11 - And^H3427^➔ Joseph^H3130 placed^➔^H3427 his father^H1 and^H853 his brethren,^H251 and gave^H5414 them a possession^H272 in the land^H776 of Egypt,^H4714 in the best^H4315 of the land,^H776 in the land^H776 of Rameses,^H7486 as^H834 Pharaoh^H6547 had commanded.^H6680

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Gen 47:12 - And^H3557^➔ Joseph^H3130 nourished^➔^H3557 his father,^H1 and^H853 his brethren,^H251 and^H853 all^H3605 his father's^H1 household,^H1004 with bread,^H3899 according to^H6310 their families.^H2945

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Gen 47:13 - And^H3899^➔ there was no^H369 bread^➔^H3899 in all^H3605 the land;^H776 for^H3588 the famine^H7458 was very^H3966 sore,^H3515 so that^H3856^➔ the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 and all the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667 fainted^➔^H3856 by reason^H6440 of the famine.^H7458

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Gen 47:14 - And^H3950^➔ Joseph^H3130 gathered up^➔^H3950 all^H3605 the money^H3701 that was found^H4672 in the land^H776 of Egypt,^H4714 and in the land^H776 of Canaan,^H3667 for the corn^H7668 which^H834 they^H1992 bought:^H7666 and^H935^➔ Joseph^H3130 brought^➔^H935 the money^H3701 into^H1004^➔ Pharaoh's^H6547 house.^➔^H1004

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Gen 47:15 - And when^H8552^➔ money^H3701 failed^➔^H8552 in the land^H776 of Egypt,^H4714 and in the land^H776 of Canaan,^H3667 all^H3605 the Egyptians^H4713 came^H935 unto^H413 Joseph,^H3130 and said,^H559 Give^H3051 us bread:^H3899 for why^H4100 should we die^H4191 in thy presence?^H5048 for^H3588 the money^H3701 faileth.^H656

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Gen 47:16 - And^H559^➔ Joseph^H3130 said,^➔^H559 Give^H3051 your cattle;^H4735 and I will give^H5414 you for your cattle,^H4735 if^H518 money^H3701 fail.^H656

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Gen 47:17 - And they brought^H935 their cattle^H4735 unto^H413 Joseph:^H3130 and^H5414^➔ Joseph^H3130 gave^➔^H5414 them bread^H3899 in exchange for horses,^H5483 and for^H4735 the flocks,^H6629 and for the cattle^H4735 of the herds,^H1241 and for the asses:^H2543 and he fed them^H5095 with bread^H3899 for all^H3605 their cattle^H4735 for^H8141^➔ that^H1931 year.^➔^H8141

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Gen 47:18 - When^H8552^➔ that^H1931 year^H8141 was ended,^➔^H8552 they came^H935 unto him^H413 the second^H8145 year,^H8141 and said^H559 unto him, We will^H3582^➔ not^H3808 hide^➔^H3582 it from my lord,^H113 how^H518 that^H3588 our money^H3701 is spent;^H8552 my lord^H113 also hath^H413 our herds^H4735 of cattle;^H929 there is^H7604^➔ not^H3808 ought left^➔^H7604 in the sight^H6440 of my lord,^H113 but^H1115^H518 our bodies,^H1472 and our lands:^H127

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Gen 47:19 - Wherefore^H4100 shall we die^H4191 before thine eyes,^H5869 both^H1571 we^H587 and^H1571 our land?^H127 buy^H7069 us^H853 and^H853 our land^H127 for bread,^H3899 and^H1961^➔ we^H587 and our land^H127 will be^➔^H1961 servants^H5650 unto Pharaoh:^H6547 and give^H5414 us seed,^H2233 that we may live,^H2421 and not^H3808 die,^H4191 that the land^H127 be^H3456^➔ not^H3808 desolate.^➔^H3456

Result of the Famine

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Gen 47:20 - And^H7069^➔ Joseph^H3130 bought^➔^H7069 all^H3605 the land^H127 of Egypt^H4714 for Pharaoh;^H6547 for^H3588 the Egyptians^H4713 sold^H4376 every man^H376 his field,^H7704 because^H3588 the famine^H7458 prevailed^H2388 over them:^H5921 so^H1961^➔ the land^H776 became^➔^H1961 Pharaoh's.^H6547

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Gen 47:21 - And^H853 as for the people,^H5971 he removed^H5674 them^H853 to cities^H5892 from one end^H7097 of the borders^H1366 of Egypt^H4714 even^H5704 to the other end thereof.^H7097

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Gen 47:22 - Only^H7535 the land^H127 of the priests^H3548 bought he^H7069 not;^H3808 for^H3588 the priests had^H3548 a portion^H2706 assigned them of^H854 Pharaoh,^H6547 and did eat^H398 their portion^H2706 which^H834 Pharaoh^H6547 gave^H5414 them: wherefore^H5921^H3651 they sold^H4376 not^H3808 their lands.^H127

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Gen 47:23 - Then^H559^➔ Joseph^H3130 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 the people,^H5971 Behold,^H2005 I have bought^H7069 you^H853 this day^H3117 and^H853 your land^H127 for Pharaoh:^H6547 lo,^H1887 here is seed^H2233 for you, and ye shall sow^H2232 the land.^H127

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Gen 47:24 - And it shall come to pass^H1961 in the increase,^H8393 that ye shall give^H5414 the fifth^H2549 part unto Pharaoh,^H6547 and four^H702 parts^H3027 shall be^H1961 your own, for seed^H2233 of the field,^H7704 and for your food,^H400 and for them^H834 of your households,^H1004 and for food^H398 for your little ones.^H2945

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Gen 47:25 - And they said,^H559 Thou hast saved our lives:^H2421 let us find^H4672 grace^H2580 in the sight^H5869 of my lord,^H113 and we will be^H1961 Pharaoh's^H6547 servants.^H5650

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Gen 47:26 - And^H7760^➔ Joseph^H3130 made^➔^H7760 it^H853 a law^H2706 over^H5921 the land^H127 of Egypt^H4714 unto^H5704 this^H2088 day,^H3117 that Pharaoh^H6547 should have the fifth^H2569 part; except^H7535 the land^H127 of the priests^H3548 only,^H905 which became^H1961 not^H3808 Pharaoh's.^H6547

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Gen 47:27 - And^H3427^➔ Israel^H3478 dwelt^➔^H3427 in the land^H776 of Egypt,^H4714 in the country^H776 of Goshen;^H1657 and they had possessions^H270 therein, and grew,^H6509 and multiplied^H7235 exceedingly.^H3966

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Gen 47:28 - And^H2421^➔ Jacob^H3290 lived^➔^H2421 in the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 seventeen^H7651^H6240 years:^H8141 so^H1961^➔ the whole age^H8141^H2416 of Jacob^H3290 was^➔^H1961 an hundred^H3967 forty and^H705 seven^H7651 years.^H8141

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Gen 47:29 - And^H7126^➔ the time^H3117 drew nigh^➔^H7126 that^H4191^➔ Israel^H3478 must die:^➔^H4191 and he called^H7121 his son^H1121 Joseph,^H3130 and said^H559 unto him, If^H518 now^H4994 I have found^H4672 grace^H2580 in thy sight,^H5869 put,^H7760 I pray thee,^H4994 thy hand^H3027 under^H8478 my thigh,^H3409 and deal^H6213 kindly^H2617 and truly^H571 with me;^H5978 bury me^H6912 not,^H408 I pray thee,^H4994 in Egypt:^H4714

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Gen 47:30 - But I will lie^H7901 with^H5973 my fathers,^H1 and thou shalt carry me^H5375 out of Egypt,^H4714 and bury me^H6912 in their buryingplace.^H6900 And he said,^H559 I^H595 will do^H6213 as thou hast said.^H1697

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Gen 47:31 - And he said,^H559 Swear^H7650 unto me.^H589 And he sware^H7650 unto him. And^H7812^➔ Israel^H3478 bowed himself^➔^H7812 upon^H5921 the bed's^H4296 head.^H7218

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