Genesis, 46

1. So Israel set out with all his possessions. Arriving at Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

1. And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.

2. God spoke to Israel in a vision at night, 'Jacob, Jacob,' he said. 'Here I am,' he replied.

2. And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here [am] I.

3. 'I am El, God of your father,' he said. 'Do not be afraid of going down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.

3. And he said, I [am] God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:

4. I shall go down to Egypt with you and I myself shall bring you back again, and Joseph's hand will close your eyes.'

4. I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up [again]: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.

5. So Jacob left Beersheba. Israel's sons conveyed their father Jacob, their little children and their wives in the waggons Pharaoh had sent to fetch him.

5. And Jacob rose up from Beersheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

6. Taking their livestock and all that they had acquired in Canaan, they arrived in Egypt -- Jacob and all his offspring.

6. And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:

7. With him to Egypt, he brought his sons and grandsons, his daughters and granddaughters -- all his offspring.

7. His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.

8. These were the names of the Israelites, Jacob and his descendants, who arrived in Egypt: Reuben, Jacob's first-born,

8. And these [are] the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.

9. and the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.

9. And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.

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

10. And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.

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

11. And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

12. The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (Er and Onan had died in Canaan), and Hezron and Hamul sons of Perez.

12. And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.

13. The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Jashub and Shimron.

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

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

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

15. These were the sons that Leah had borne to Jacob in Paddan-Aram, besides his daughter Dinah; in all, his sons and daughters numbered thirty-three.

15. These [be] the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padanaram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters [were] thirty and three.

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

16. And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.

17. The sons of Asher: Jimnah, Jishvah, Jishvi, Beriah, with their sister Serah; the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.

17. And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.

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

18. These [are] the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, [even] sixteen souls.

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

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

20. Born to Joseph in Egypt were: Manasseh and Ephraim sons of Asenath, daughter of Potiphera priest of On.

20. And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.

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

21. And the sons of Benjamin [were] Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.

22. These were the sons that Rachel bore to Jacob -- fourteen persons in all.

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

23. The sons of Dan: Hushim.

23. And the sons of Dan; Hushim.

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

24. And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.

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

25. These [are] the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls [were] seven.

26. Altogether, the members of Jacob's family who arrived with him in Egypt -- his own issue, not counting the wives of Jacob's sons -- numbered sixty-six all told.

26. All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls [were] threescore and six;

27. With Joseph's sons born to him in Egypt -- two persons -- the members of Jacob's family who went to Egypt totalled seventy.

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. Israel sent Judah ahead to Joseph, so that Judah might present himself to Joseph in Goshen. When they arrived in Goshen,

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

29. Joseph had his chariot made ready and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel. As soon as he appeared he threw his arms round his neck and for a long time wept on his shoulder.

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.

30. Israel said to Joseph, 'Now I can die, now that I have seen you in person and seen you still alive.'

30. And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou [art] yet alive.

31. Then Joseph said to his brothers and his father's family, 'I shall go back and break the news to Pharaoh. I shall tell him, "My brothers and my father's family who were in Canaan have come to me.

31. And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, which [were] in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;

32. The men are shepherds and look after livestock, and they have brought their flocks and cattle and all their possessions."

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. Thus, when Pharaoh summons you and asks, "What is your occupation?",

33. And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What [is] your occupation?

34. you are to say, "Ever since our boyhood your servants have looked after livestock, we and our fathers before us," so that you can stay in the Goshen region -- for the Egyptians have a horror of all shepherds.'

34. That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, [and] also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd [is] an abomination unto the Egyptians.