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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. ”
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.
And he chose
five
of his brothers
and presented them before
Pharaoh.
And he took
some
of his brethren,
even
five
men,
and presented them unto
Pharaoh.
“
What is your occupation? ”
Pharaoh asked
Joseph’s
brothers.
“Your
servants are shepherds, ”
they
replied,
“
both we and our fathers. ”
And
Pharaoh
said
unto
his
brethren,
What is your occupation? And
they
said
unto
Pharaoh ,
Thy
servants are shepherds, both we ,
and also
our fathers.
Then
they said to
Pharaoh, “We
have
come
to live
in the land for a
time,
because
there
is
no pasture for the
flocks of
your
servants,
since
the famine in the land of Canaan has
been
severe.
So
now, please
allow
your
servants to
settle
in the land of Goshen. ”
They said moreover
unto
Pharaoh, For
to sojourn
in the land are
we
come;
for thy
servants
have
no pasture for their
flocks ;
for
the famine is
sore
in the land of Canaan :
now therefore
, we
pray
thee,
let
thy
servants dwell
in the land of Goshen.
Pharaoh said
to
Joseph, “Now
that
your
father and brothers
have
come to
you,
And
Pharaoh spake
unto
Joseph, saying,
Thy
father and thy
brethren
are
come unto
thee:
the land of Egypt is before you
; settle
your
father
and
brothers
in the best part
of the land .
They
may
dwell in the land of Goshen .
And if you
know
of
any talented
men among them, put
them in
charge
of
my own
livestock
. ”
The land of Egypt is before thee
; in the best of the land make
thy
father
and
brethren
to
dwell ;
in the land of Goshen let
them
dwell:
and if thou
knowest
any men of
activity
among them, then
make
them rulers
over
my cattle
.
Then
Joseph brought in his father Jacob
and presented
him before Pharaoh ,
and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
And
Joseph brought in Jacob
his father ,
and set
him before Pharaoh :
and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
“
How many
years
have
you
lived
? ”
Pharaoh
asked.
And
Pharaoh
said
unto
Jacob,
How old
art
thou
?
“My
travels
have
lasted
130
years,”
Jacob replied.
“
My years have
been
few and hard
, and they
have not matched
the years of the travels
of my fathers. ”
And
Jacob said
unto
Pharaoh,
The
days
of
the
years
of
my pilgrimage
are
an
hundred
and
thirty
years :
few and evil
have
the
days
of
the
years
of
my
life
been
, and have not attained
unto
the days
of
the
years of the life
of my fathers in
the
days
of
their
pilgrimage
.
Then
Jacob blessed Pharaoh and departed
from his
presence
.
And
Jacob blessed Pharaoh ,
and went
out
from before
Pharaoh
.
So
Joseph settled
his father and brothers
in the land of Egypt and
gave
them
property
in the best part
of the land, the district
of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
And
Joseph placed
his father and his
brethren,
and
gave
them
a
possession
in the land of Egypt ,
in the best of the land, in
the land
of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
Joseph also
provided
his father and brothers
and all his father’s
household with food
for
their families.
And
Joseph nourished
his father ,
and his
brethren,
and all his father's
household ,
with bread,
according
to
their families.
There was no food,
however,
in all that
region,
because
the famine was so severe;
the lands
of Egypt and Canaan had
been
exhausted
by the famine.
And
there was no bread
in all the land;
for
the
famine was very
sore,
so that
the land
of Egypt and all
the
land
of
Canaan fainted
by reason
of
the famine.
Joseph collected
all the money to
be
found in the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan in
exchange
for the grain
they were
buying,
and he
brought it
into Pharaoh’s
palace
.
And
Joseph gathered
up
all the money that
was
found in the land of Egypt ,
and in
the land of Canaan ,
for the corn
which
they bought:
and Joseph
brought the
money
into Pharaoh's
house
.
When the
money from
the lands
of Egypt and Canaan was
gone
, all the Egyptians came to
Joseph and said, “
Give us food.
Why should we die before
your
eyes
? For our
funds
have
run
out!”
And
when money failed
in
the land
of Egypt ,
and in
the
land
of
Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto
Joseph ,
and said, Give us bread:
for
why should we die in
thy
presence
? for the
money
faileth.
“Then
bring
me
your
livestock,”
said
Joseph .
“Since
the
money
is
gone
, I will sell
you food
in
exchange
for your livestock
. ”
And
Joseph said
, Give
your
cattle;
and
I will give
you for your cattle,
if
money
fail
.
So
they brought their livestock
to
Joseph ,
and he
gave them food
in exchange for their
horses, their
flocks and herds, and their
donkeys.
Throughout
that
year
he provided
them with food
in
exchange
for all their livestock
.
And
they brought their cattle
unto
Joseph :
and Joseph
gave them bread
in exchange for horses, and
for
the
flocks ,
and for
the
cattle
of
the
herds, and for
the
asses:
and
he fed
them with bread
for all their cattle
for
that
year
.
When that year was over
, they came to
him the second year and said, “
We cannot
hide from our
lord that our money is gone
and
all
our livestock
belongs
to
you.
There is nothing
left for
our
lord except
our bodies and our land.
When that year was ended
, they came unto
him the second year ,
and said unto
him
, We will
not
hide it
from my
lord ,
how
that our money is spent;
my
lord
also
hath
our herds
of
cattle;
there is not
ought
left in
the
sight
of
my
lord ,
but
our bodies ,
and our lands:
Why
should
we perish
before your
eyes —
we and our land as
well
? Purchase
us and our land in
exchange
for food.
Then
we
, along
with
our land ,
will be slaves
to
Pharaoh .
Give us seed that we may live and not die, and
that the land may
not become
desolate. ”
Wherefore
shall
we die
before thine
eyes ,
both
we and our land? buy
us and our land for bread
, and
we
and
our land will be servants
unto
Pharaoh :
and
give us seed ,
that we may live ,
and not die, that the land be
not desolate.
So
Joseph acquired
for
Pharaoh
all the land in
Egypt; the Egyptians ,
one
and
all,
sold their
fields
because the famine was
so
severe
upon
them .
The land became Pharaoh’s,
And
Joseph bought
all the land of
Egypt for
Pharaoh
; for
the Egyptians sold every
man
his
field,
because the famine prevailed
over
them :
so
the land became Pharaoh's.
and Joseph
reduced
the people to servitude
from one end of Egypt to the other.
And as
for
the people ,
he
removed
them
to cities
from one end of the
borders
of
Egypt even
to the other end
thereof
.
However,
he
did
not
acquire
the priests’
portion
of the land,
for it
had been
given
to
them by
Pharaoh .
They
ate
the
rations
that
Pharaoh supplied;
so
they did
not sell
their land
.
Only
the land
of the priests
bought
he
not;
for the
priests
had a
portion
assigned
them of
Pharaoh ,
and
did
eat
their
portion
which
Pharaoh gave
them:
wherefore
they sold
not their lands
.
Then Joseph said to
the people, “Now
that
I have acquired
you and your land for Pharaoh this
day
, here is seed for you to
sow in
the land.
Then Joseph said unto
the people, Behold,
I have bought
you this
day
and your land for Pharaoh :
lo
, here is seed for you ,
and
ye
shall
sow the land.
At
harvest
time,
you
are
to give a
fifth of
it
to
Pharaoh, and four -fifths
will
be yours
as
seed
for the field and food
for yourselves
and your households and children
. ”
And
it
shall
come
to pass
in
the
increase,
that
ye
shall
give the
fifth part
unto
Pharaoh, and four parts
shall
be your
own,
for seed
of
the field ,
and for your
food,
and for
them
of
your households ,
and for
food
for
your
little
ones
.
“You
have
saved our lives ,”
they
said.
“We
have
found
favor
in our
lord’s
eyes
, and we will be Pharaoh’s
servants. ”
And
they
said,
Thou
hast
saved our lives :
let
us
find
grace
in the
sight
of
my
lord
, and we will be Pharaoh's
servants.
So
Joseph established
a law that
a
fifth
of
the
produce
belongs
to
Pharaoh,
and
it
is
in
effect
in
the land of Egypt to
this day .
Only
the priests’
land does
not belong
to
Pharaoh
.
And
Joseph made
it
a law over
the land of Egypt unto
this day ,
that
Pharaoh
should
have
the fifth
part,
except
the
land of
the
priests
only,
which
became
not Pharaoh's
.
Now
the
Israelites
settled
in the land of Egypt, in the region
of Goshen .
They acquired
property
there
and became
fruitful
and increased
greatly
in
number
.
And
Israel
dwelt
in the land of Egypt, in the country
of Goshen ;
and
they had
possessions
therein,
and grew,
and multiplied
exceedingly
.
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years ,
and
the length
of his
life
was 147
years.
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years :
so
the whole
age
of Jacob
was an
hundred
forty
and
seven
years.
When
the time drew near
for
Israel to
die ,
he called his son Joseph and said to
him, “
If I have found favor
in your
eyes
, put your
hand under my thigh and promise
to
show
me
kindness
and faithfulness.
Do
not
bury me in Egypt ,
And
the time drew nigh
that
Israel must
die :
and
he called his son Joseph ,
and said unto
him, If now
I have found grace
in thy
sight
, put ,
I
pray
thee,
thy
hand under my thigh ,
and deal
kindly
and truly
with
me;
bury me not,
I
pray
thee,
in Egypt :
but when
I lie down
with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me with
them
. ”
Joseph
answered
, “
I will do as you
have
requested
. ”
But I will
lie with my fathers, and
thou
shalt
carry me out of Egypt ,
and bury me in
their
buryingplace
. And
he
said
, I will do as thou
hast
said
.
“
Swear to
me ,”
Jacob
said
. So
Joseph
swore
to
him ,
and Israel bowed in
worship
at
the head of
his
bed
.
And
he
said,
Swear unto
me. And
he
sware
unto
him .
And Israel bowed himself
upon
the bed's
head.
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