Holman Christian Standard Bible

New American Standard Bible 1995

1Israel set out with all that he had and came to Beer-sheba, and he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

1So Israel set out with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

2That night God spoke to Israel in a vision: "Jacob, Jacob!" He said. And Jacob replied, "Here I am."

2God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, "Jacob, Jacob." And he said, "Here I am."

3God said, "I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.

3He said, "I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you a great nation there.

4I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you back. Joseph will put his hands on your eyes."

4"I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also surely bring you up again; and Joseph will close your eyes."

5Jacob left Beer-sheba. The sons of Israel took their father Jacob in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him, along with their children and their wives.

5Then Jacob arose from Beersheba; and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob and their little ones and their wives in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

6They also took their cattle and possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan. Then Jacob and all his children went with him to Egypt.

6They took their livestock and their property, which they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and came to Egypt, Jacob and all his descendants with him:

7His sons and grandsons, his daughters and granddaughters, indeed all his offspring, he brought with him to Egypt.

7his sons and his grandsons with him, his daughters and his granddaughters, and all his descendants he brought with him to Egypt.

8These are the names of the Israelites, Jacob and his sons, who went to Egypt: Jacob's firstborn: Reuben.

8Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, Jacob and his sons, who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.

9Reuben's sons: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

9The sons of Reuben: Hanoch and Pallu and Hezron and Carmi.

10Simeon's sons: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.

10The sons of Simeon: Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jachin and Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.

11Levi's sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

11The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

12Judah's sons: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. Perez's sons: Hezron and Hamul.

12The sons of Judah: Er and Onan and Shelah and Perez and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

13Issachar's sons: Tola, Puvah, Jashub, and Shimron.

13The sons of Issachar: Tola and Puvvah and Iob and Shimron.

14Zebulun's sons: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.

14The sons of Zebulun: Sered and Elon and Jahleel.

15These were Leah's sons born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, as well as his daughter Dinah. The total number of persons: 33.

15These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, with his daughter Dinah; all his sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three.

16Gad's sons: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.

16The sons of Gad: Ziphion and Haggi, Shuni and Ezbon, Eri and Arodi and Areli.

17Asher's sons: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. Beriah's sons were Heber and Malchiel.

17The sons of Asher: Imnah and Ishvah and Ishvi and Beriah and their sister Serah. And the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.

18These were the sons of Zilpah--whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah--that she bore to Jacob: 16 persons.

18These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah; and she bore to Jacob these sixteen persons.

19The sons of Jacob's wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

19The sons of Jacob's wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

20Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt. They were born to him by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, a priest at On.

20Now to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him.

21Benjamin's sons: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.

21The sons of Benjamin: Bela and Becher and Ashbel, Gera and Naaman, Ehi and Rosh, Muppim and Huppim and Ard.

22These were Rachel's sons who were born to Jacob: 14 persons.

22These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob; there were fourteen persons in all.

23Dan's son: Hushim.

23The sons of Dan: Hushim.

24Naphtali's sons: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.

24The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel and Guni and Jezer and Shillem.

25These were the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel. She bore to Jacob: seven persons.

25These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel, and she bore these to Jacob; there were seven persons in all.

26The total number of persons belonging to Jacob--his direct descendants, not including the wives of Jacob's sons--who came to Egypt: 66.

26All the persons belonging to Jacob, who came to Egypt, his direct descendants, not including the wives of Jacob's sons, were sixty-six persons in all,

27And Joseph's sons who were born to him in Egypt: two persons. All those of Jacob's household who had come to Egypt: 70 persons.

27and the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt were two; all the persons of the house of Jacob, who came to Egypt, were seventy.

28Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to prepare for his arrival at Goshen. When they came to the land of Goshen,

28Now he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to point out the way before him to Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.

29Joseph hitched the horses to his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, threw his arms around him, and wept for a long time.

29Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel; as soon as he appeared before him, he fell on his neck and wept on his neck a long time.

30Then Israel said to Joseph, "At last I can die, now that I have seen your face and know you are still alive!"

30Then Israel said to Joseph, "Now let me die, since I have seen your face, that you are still alive."

31Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's household, "I will go up and inform Pharaoh, telling him: My brothers and my father's household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.

31Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's household, "I will go up and tell Pharaoh, and will say to him, 'My brothers and my father's household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me;

32The men are shepherds; they also raise livestock. They have brought their sheep and cattle and all that they have.

32and the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of livestock; and they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.'

33When Pharaoh addresses you and asks, 'What is your occupation?'

33"When Pharaoh calls you and says, 'What is your occupation?'

34you are to say, 'Your servants, both we and our fathers, have raised livestock from our youth until now.' Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are abhorrent to Egyptians."

34you shall say, 'Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,' that you may live in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is loathsome to the Egyptians."

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