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Genesis 47

Genesis 47:2

Jacob Settles in Goshen · Genesis 47:1–12
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Translations

Modern
And he chose five of his brothers and presented them before Pharaoh.
Traditional
And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.
Literal
And from the end of his brothers, he took five men and he presented them before Pharaoh.
Latin
Extremos quoque fratrum suorum quinque viros constituit coram rege:

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Hebrew
English
And he chose five of his brothers and presented them before Pharaoh.

Notes

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

Egypt Jacob Blessing Symbolic Numbers

People

Pharaoh: Egyptian ruler during Joseph's time

Glossary

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

Topics

Egypt: Israel in Jacob Presented to Pharaoh Jacob: Pharaoh Receives Him, and is Blessed by Jacob Joseph: Son of Jacob: Reveals Himself to his Brothers