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Genesis 45

Genesis 45:17

Pharaoh Invites Jacob to Egypt · Genesis 45:16–24
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Translations

Modern
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do as follows: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan.
Traditional
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;
Literal
And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Say to your brothers, ‘Do this: Load your animals and depart. Go to the land of Canaan,
Latin
Dixitque ad Joseph ut imperaret fratribus suis, dicens: Onerantes jumenta, ite in terram Chanaan,

Original

Hebrew
English
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do as follows: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan.

Notes

Genesis 45:16–25

Joseph instructed his brothers to bring Jacob and the whole family to Egypt. Grateful for Joseph saving Egypt (45:18; see 47:20), Pharaoh promised them the best land in Egypt. Joseph also gave them Egypt's finest products.

Genesis 45:16–47:12

This section marks a transition as the family moved from Canaan to Goshen, where they would live for the next 400years.

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Joseph Pharaoh Symbolic Numbers

Events

People

Joseph: Son of Jacob, ruler in Egypt Pharaoh: Egyptian ruler during Joseph's time

Places

Canaan: Ancient region; descendants of Ham; promised to Abraham's descendants

Glossary

Benjamin (Person) Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Famine Genesis, Book of Jacob Patriarchs, Period of the

Topics

Beasts: Many Kinds of, Domestic Egypt: Israel in Pharaoh Invites Jacob Into Hospitality: Pharaoh to Jacob Kindness: Pharaoh to Jacob