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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.
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. ”
And he took
some
of his brethren,
even
five
men,
and presented them unto
Pharaoh.
And he chose
five
of his brothers
and presented them before
Pharaoh.
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.
“
What is your occupation? ”
Pharaoh asked
Joseph’s
brothers.
“Your
servants are shepherds, ”
they
replied,
“
both we and our fathers. ”
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.
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. ”
And
Pharaoh spake
unto
Joseph, saying,
Thy
father and thy
brethren
are
come unto
thee:
Pharaoh said
to
Joseph, “Now
that
your
father and brothers
have
come to
you,
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
.
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
. ”
And
Joseph brought in Jacob
his father ,
and set
him before Pharaoh :
and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
Then
Joseph brought in his father Jacob
and presented
him before Pharaoh ,
and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
And
Pharaoh
said
unto
Jacob,
How old
art
thou
?
“
How many
years
have
you
lived
? ”
Pharaoh
asked.
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
.
“
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 blessed Pharaoh ,
and went
out
from before
Pharaoh
.
Then
Jacob blessed Pharaoh and departed
from his
presence
.
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.
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 nourished
his father ,
and his
brethren,
and all his father's
household ,
with bread,
according
to
their families.
Joseph also
provided
his father and brothers
and all his father’s
household with food
for
their families.
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.
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
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
.
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
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.
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
Joseph
said, Give
your
cattle;
and
I will give
you for your cattle,
if
money
fail
.
“Then
bring
me
your
livestock,”
said Joseph.
“Since
the
money
is
gone
, I will sell
you food
in
exchange
for your 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
.
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
.
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:
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.
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.
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. ”
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.
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 as
for
the people ,
he
removed
them
to cities
from one end of the
borders
of
Egypt even
to the other end
thereof
.
and Joseph
reduced
the people to servitude
from one end of Egypt to the other.
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
.
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
.
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.
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.
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
.
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
they
said,
Thou
hast
saved our lives :
let
us
find
grace
in the
sight
of
my
lord
, and we will be Pharaoh's
servants.
“You
have
saved our lives ,”
they
said.
“We
have
found
favor
in our
lord’s
eyes
, and we will be Pharaoh’s
servants. ”
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
.
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
Israel
dwelt
in the land of Egypt, in the country
of Goshen ;
and
they had
possessions
therein,
and grew,
and multiplied
exceedingly
.
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 Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years :
so
the whole
age
of Jacob
was an
hundred
forty
and
seven
years.
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years ,
and
the length
of his
life
was 147
years.
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 :
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 ,
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
.
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
. ”
And
he
said,
Swear unto
me. And
he
sware
unto
him .
And Israel bowed himself
upon
the bed's
head.
“
Swear to
me ,”
Jacob
said
. So
Joseph
swore
to
him ,
and Israel bowed in
worship
at
the head of
his
bed
.
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