Translations
Modern
…along with all of Joseph’s household, and his brothers, and his father’s household. Only their children and flocks and herds were left in Goshen.
Traditional
And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father’s house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.
Literal
…and all the house of Joseph, and his brothers, and the house of his father. Only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds they left in the land of Goshen.
Latin
…domus Joseph cum fratribus suis, absque parvulis, et gregibus atque armentis, quæ dereliquerant in terra Gessen.
Original
Hebrew
English
…along with all of Joseph’s household, and his brothers, and his father’s household. Only their children and flocks and herds were left in Goshen.
Notes
This was Joseph’s first return to his homeland in 39 years. The trip was temporary. Hundreds of years later, the family of Israel would permanently leave Egypt, taking Joseph's bones with them for burial in the promised land (see 50:25).
Theme notes and profiles
People
Joseph: Son of Jacob, ruler in Egypt
Places
Goshen: A region in Egypt where the Israelites settled and prospered
Glossary
Book of Exodus Genesis, Book of Jacob Joseph Patriarchs, Period of the
Topics
Burial: Attended by Family of the Dead Burial: Attended by Relatives and Friends of Jacob Children: Joseph Egypt: Israel in Jacob's Death and Burial Jacob: Burial of Joseph: Son of Jacob: Mourns the Death of his Father The Ox: Formed a Part of the Wealth of Israel in Egypt