26 aAll the persons who went with Jacob to Egypt, who came from his body, bbesides Jacob’s sons’ wives, were sixty-six persons in all.
27 And the sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt were two persons. aAll the persons of the house of Jacob who went to Egypt were seventy.
Jacob Settles in Goshen
28 Then he sent Judah before him to Joseph, ato point out before him the way to Goshen. And they came bto the land of Goshen.
29 So Joseph made ready his achariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel; and he presented himself to him, and bfell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while.
30 And Israel said to Joseph, a“Now let me die, since I have seen your face, because you are still alive.”
31 Then Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, a“I will go up and tell Pharaoh, and say to him, ‘My brothers and those of my father’s house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.
32 And the men are ashepherds, for their occupation has been to feed livestock; and they have brought their flocks, their herds, and all that they have.’
33 So it shall be, when Pharaoh calls you and says, a‘What is your boccupation?’
34 that you shall say, ‘Your servants’ occupation has been with livestock afrom our youth even till now, both we and also our fathers,’ that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is ban abomination to the Egyptians.”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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