46:1 So Israel set out with all that was his, and when he reached Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
46:2 And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, “Jacob! Jacob!” “Here I am,” he replied.
46:3 “I am God, the God of your father,” he said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
46:4 I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again. And Joseph’s own hand will close your eyes.”
46:5 Then Jacob left Beersheba, and Israel’s sons took their father Jacob and their children and their wives in the carts that Pharaoh had sent to transport him.
46:6 They also took with them their livestock and the possessions they had acquired in Canaan, and Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt.
46:7 He took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons and his daughters and granddaughters–all his offspring.
46:8 These are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben the firstborn of Jacob.
46:9 The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.
46:10 The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
46:11 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
46:12 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez and Zerah (but Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
46:13 The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron.
46:14 The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon and Jahleel.
46:15 These were the sons Leah bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, besides his daughter Dinah. These sons and daughters of his were thirty-three in all.
46:16 The sons of Gad: Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi and Areli.
46:17 The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah. Their sister was Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malkiel.
46:18 These were the children born to Jacob by Zilpah, whom Laban had given to his daughter Leah–sixteen in all.
46:19 The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
46:20 In Egypt, Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.
46:21 The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim and Ard.
46:22 These were the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob–fourteen in all.
46:23 The son of Dan: Hushim.
46:24 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem.
46:25 These were the sons born to Jacob by Bilhah, whom Laban had given to his daughter Rachel–seven in all.
46:26 All those who went to Egypt with Jacob–those who were his direct descendants, not counting his sons’ wives–numbered sixty-six persons.
46:27 With the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family, which went to Egypt, were seventy in all.
46:28 Now Jacob sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When they arrived in the region of Goshen,
46:29 Joseph had his chariot made ready and went to Goshen to meet his father Israel. As soon as Joseph appeared before him, he threw his arms around his father and wept for a long time.
46:30 Israel said to Joseph, “Now I am ready to die, since I have seen for myself that you are still alive.”
46:31 Then Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and speak to Pharaoh and will say to him, ‘My brothers and my father’s household, who were living in the land of Canaan, have come to me.
46:32 The men are shepherds; they tend livestock, and they have brought along their flocks and herds and everything they own.’
46:33 When Pharaoh calls you in and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’
46:34 you should answer, ‘Your servants have tended livestock from our boyhood on, just as our fathers did.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the region of Goshen, for all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.”
46:1 So Israel set out with all that he had and came to Beer-sheba and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
46:2 And God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here I am.
46:3 And He said, I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there.
46:4 I Myself will go down with you to Egypt, and I Myself will also surely bring you up again; and Joseph s hand will close your eyes.
46:5 And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba, and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father and their little ones and their wives in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
46:6 And they took their livestock and their possessions, which they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and Jacob and all his offspring with him came to Egypt.
46:7 His sons and his grandsons with him, his daughters and his granddaughters, and all his offspring he brought with him to Egypt.
46:8 And these are the names of the children of Israel, who came to Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Jacob s firstborn, Reuben.
46:9 And the sons of Reuben: Hanoch and Pallu and Hezron and Carmi.
46:10 And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jachin and Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
46:11 And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
46:12 And the sons of Judah: Er and Onan and Shelah and Perez and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
46:13 And the sons of Issachar: Tola and Puvah and Iob and Shimron.
46:14 And the sons of Zebulun: Sered and Elon and Jahleel.
46:15 These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, along with his daughter Dinah. His sons and his daughters were thirty-three persons in all.
46:16 And the sons of Gad: Ziphion and Haggi, Shuni and Ezbon, Eri and Arodi and Areli.
46:17 And the sons of Asher: Imnah and Ishvah and Ishvi and Beriah, and Serah their sister; and the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
46:18 These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah; and she bore these to Jacob, sixteen persons.
46:19 The sons of Rachel, Jacob s wife: Joseph and Benjamin.
46:20 And to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath the daughter of Potiphera priest of On bore to him.
46:21 And the sons of Benjamin: Bela and Becher and Ashbel, Gera and Naaman, Ehi and Rosh, Muppim and Huppim and Ard.
46:22 These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob, fourteen persons in all.
46:23 And the sons of Dan: Hushim.
46:24 And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel and Guni and Jezer and Shillem.
46:25 These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and she bore these to Jacob, seven persons in all.
46:26 All the persons who came with Jacob into Egypt, who came out of his loins, besides the wives of Jacob s sons, were sixty-six persons in all.
46:27 And the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two persons. All the persons of the house of Jacob, who came to Egypt, were seventy.
46:28 And he sent Judah before him to Joseph to show the way before him to Goshen, and they came to the land of Goshen.
46:29 And Joseph made his chariot ready and went up to Goshen to meet Israel his father. And when he appeared before him, he fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while.
46:30 And Israel said to Joseph, Let me die now since I have seen your face and know that you are still alive.
46:31 And Joseph said to his brothers and to his father s household, I will go up and tell Pharaoh, and will say to him, My brothers and my father s household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.
46:32 And the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of livestock; and they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.
46:33 And when Pharaoh calls you and says, What is your occupation?
46:34 You shall say, Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers; that you may dwell in the land of Goshen, for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.