Genesis 47:1

Translations

Modern

So Joseph went and told Pharaoh: “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all they own, have come from the land of Canaan and are now in Goshen.”

Traditional

Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.

Literal

And Joseph went and told Pharaoh and he said, “My father, and my brothers, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that is theirs, have come from the land of Canaan, and behold, they are in the land of Goshen.”

Latin

Ingressus ergo Joseph nuntiavit Pharaoni, dicens: Pater meus et fratres, oves eorum et armenta, et cuncta quæ possident, venerunt de terra Chanaan: et ecce consistunt in terra Gessen.

Original

Hebrew

English

So Joseph went and told Pharaoh: “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all they own, have come from the land of Canaan and are now in Goshen.”

Notes

Genesis 47:1

Ancient Egyptian texts do not mention Goshen (see study note on 45:10). Later Egyptian writings called it "the district of Rameses" (47:11; see Exodus 1:11). It was fertile and near Joseph's court. This suggests it was on the eastern side of the Nile delta.

Genesis 47:1–6

Pharaoh responded as Joseph hoped by giving Jacob’s family the best part of the land; he even gave some of the brothers oversight of his own livestock (47:6).

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

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Genesis 46:31
Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and inform Pharaoh: ‘My brothers and my father’s household from the land of Canaan have come to me.
Genesis 45:10
You shall settle in the land of Goshen and be near me—you and your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own.
Genesis 46:28
Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When Jacob’s family arrived in the land of Goshen,
Hebrews 2:11
For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.
Exodus 9:26
The only place where it did not hail was in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived.
Genesis 46:34
…you are to say, ‘Your servants have raised livestock ever since our youth—both we and our fathers.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.”
Exodus 8:22
But on that day I will give special treatment to the land of Goshen, where My people live; no swarms of flies will be found there. In this way you will know that I, the LORD, am in the land.
Genesis 45:16
When the news reached Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and his servants were pleased.

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 Goshen: A region in Egypt where the Israelites settled and prospered

Glossary

Book of Exodus Famine Genesis, Book of Goshen Jacob Patriarchs, Period of the

Topics

Egypt: Israel in Jacob Presented to Pharaoh Goshen: A District in Egypt Especially Suitable for Herds and Flocks: Israelites Dwelt In Jacob: Pharaoh Receives Him, and is Blessed by Jacob Joseph: Son of Jacob: Reveals Himself to his Brothers

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