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Joseph goes to meet Jacob.

CHAP. XLVII. Jacob confers with Pharaoh Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Za-were in the land of Canaan, are come unto rah: but Er and Onan died in the land of me: Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron, and Hamul.

13 And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvab, and Job, and Shimron.

14 ¶ And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.

32 And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.

33 And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, 15 These be the sons of Leah, which What is your occupation? she bare unto Jacob in Padan-aram, with 34 That ye shall say, Thy servants' his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his trade hath been about cattle from our youth sons and his daughters were thirty and three. even until now, both we, and also our fa16¶ And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and thers: that ye may dwell in the land of Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Éri, and Arodi, Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomiand Areli. nation unto the Egyptians. CHAP. XLVII.

17 And the sons of Asher; Jimnah,

HEN Joseph came and told Pharaoh,

and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Se-Ed, My father and my brethren,

rah their sister. And the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.

and their flocks, and their herds, and all

18 These are the sons of Zilpah, whom that they have, are come out of the land of Laban gave to Leah his daughter: and these Canaan; and behold, they are in the land she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls. of Goshen. 19 The sons of Rachel, Jacob's wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.

2 And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.

20 And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which 3 And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest What is your occupation? And they said of On bare unto him. unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, 21 ¶ And the sons of Benjamin were both we, and also our fathers. Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and 4 They said moreover unto Pharaoh, Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and For to sojourn in the land are we come Huppim, and Ard.

22 These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob; all the souls were fourteen.

23¶ And the sons of Dan; Hushim. 24 And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.

were seven.

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.

5 And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:

25 These are the sons of Bilhah, which 6 The land of Egypt is before thee; in Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and the best of the land make thy father and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell; and if thou knowest any 26 All the souls that came with Jacob men of activity among them, then make into Egypt, which came out of his loins, them rulers over my cattle. besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls 7 And Joseph brought in Jacob his fawere threescore and six; ther, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

27 And the sons of Joseph which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.

28 And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.

29 And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father to Goshen; and presented himself unto him: and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

8 And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?

9 And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are a 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.

10 And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.

30 And Israel said unto Joseph, Now 11 ¶ And Joseph placed his father and let me die, since I have seen thy face, be- his brethren, and gave them a possession cause thou art yet alive. in the land of Egypt, in the best of the 31 And Joseph said unto his brethren, land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh and unto his father's house, I will go up, had commanded.

and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My 12 And Joseph nourished his father, brethren, and my father's house, which and his brethren, and all his father's

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Joseph's dealing in the famine.

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household, with bread according to their land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh famikes. should have the fifth part; except the land 13 ¶ And there was no bread in all the of the priests only, which became not Phaland; for the famine was very sore, so that raoh's. the land of Egypt, and all the land of Canaan, fainted by reason of the famine.

14 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.

27 And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.

28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was a hundred forty and seven years. 15 And when money failed in the land 29 And the time drew nigh that Israel of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all must die: and he called his son Joseph, the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, and said unto him, If now I have found Give us bread: for why should we die in grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy thy presence? for the money faileth. hand under my thigh, and deal kindly 16 And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and truly with me; bury me not, I pray and I will give you for your cattle, if mo- thee, in Egypt: ney fail.

30 But I will lie with my fathers, and 17 And they brought their cattle unto thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury Joseph: and Joseph gave them bread in me in their burying-place. And he said, exchange for horses, and for the flocks, and I will do as thou hast said.

for the cattle of the herds, and for the asses; 31 And he said, Swear unto me: and and he fed them with bread, for all their he sware unto him. And Israel bowed cattle, for that year. himself upon the bed's head.

CHAP. XLVIII.

18 When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said AND it came to pass after these things, unto him, We will not hide it from my that one told Joseph, Behold, thy lord, how that our money is spent; my father is sick and he took with him his lord also hath our herds of cattle: there is two sons, Manasseh and Epbraim. not aught left in the sight of my lord, but 2 ¶ And one told Jacob, and said, Beour bodies and our lands: hold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.

19 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.

3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

4 And said unto me, Behold, I will 20 And Joseph bought all the land of make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold I will make of thee a multitude of people; every man his field, because the famine and will give this land to thy seed after prevailed over them: so the land became thee, for an everlasting possession. Pharaoh's. 5 And now, thy two sons, Ephraim

21 And as for the people, he removed and Manasseh, which were born unto thee them to cities from one end of the borders in the land of Egypt, before I came unto of Egypt even to the other end thereof. thee into Egypt, are mine: as Reuben 22 Only the land of the priests bought and Simeon, they shall be mine. he not; for the priests had a portion as- 6 And thy issue, which thou begettest signed them of Pharaoh, and did eat their after them, shall be thine, and shall be portion which Pharaoh gave them; where- called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance. fore they sold not their lands.

23 Then Joseph said unto the people, 7 And as for me, when I came from Behold, I have bought you this day and Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for Canaan, in the way, when yet there was you, and ye shall sow the land. but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and 24 And it shall come to pass in the in-I buried her there in the way of Ephrath, crease, that ye shall give the fifth part unto the same is Beth-lehem. Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, 8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and for seed of the field, and for your food, and said, Who are these? for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.

9 And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in 25 And they said, Thou hast saved our this place. And he said, Bring them, I lives: let us find grace in the sight of my pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them. lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants. 10 (Now the eyes of Israel were dim 26 And Joseph made it a law over the for age, so that he could not see :) And he

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