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.’
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