1.
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.
Joseph: Genesis 45:16, Genesis 46:31, Hebrews 2:11
in the land: Genesis 45:10, Genesis 46:28, Genesis 46:34, Exodus 8:22, Exodus 9:26
Reciprocal: Genesis 47:12 - according to their families Acts 7:13 - Joseph
2.
And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.
presented: Acts 7:13, 2 Corinthians 4:14, Colossians 1:28, Jude 1:24
Reciprocal: Genesis 46:33 - What is
3.
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: Genesis 46:33, Genesis 46:34, Amos 7:14, Amos 7:15, Jonah 1:8, 2 Thessalonians 3:10
shepherds: Genesis 4:2
Reciprocal: Genesis 46:32 - shepherds
4.
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.
For to: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:13, Deuteronomy 26:5, Psalms 105:23, Isaiah 52:4, Acts 7:6
for the famine: Genesis 43:1, Acts 7:11
let thy: Genesis 46:34
Reciprocal: Genesis 47:6 - Goshen Numbers 32:1 - the place 2 Kings 8:1 - sojourn
5.
And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:
6.
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.
is: Genesis 47:11, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 20:15, Genesis 34:10, Genesis 45:18-20, Proverbs 21:1, John 17:2
Goshen: Genesis 47:4, Genesis 47:11
men of activity: Anshey chayil, men of strength, power, ability, or prowess. It implies both fitness of mind and body; and so valour, prudence, diligence, and virtue.
rulers: Exodus 18:21, 1 Samuel 21:7, 1 Chronicles 27:29-31, 2 Chronicles 26:10, Proverbs 22:29
cattle: Mikneh, from kanah, to posses, signifies property or possession of any kind, though it frequently is used for cattle, because in ancient times they constituted the principal part of a man's possessions. Genesis 47:16, Exodus 9:3-6, Exodus 9:10, Exodus 9:21
Reciprocal: Genesis 45:11 - General Deuteronomy 23:7 - because thou 1 Chronicles 27:30 - the Ishmaelite Psalms 105:23 - Jacob
7.
And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
And Jacob: Genesis 47:10, Genesis 35:27, Exodus 12:32, Numbers 6:23, Numbers 6:24, Joshua 14:13, 1 Samuel 2:20, 2 Samuel 8:10, 2 Samuel 19:39, 1 Kings 1:47, 2 Kings 4:29, Matthew 26:26, Luke 22:19, 1 Peter 2:17
Reciprocal: Genesis 14:19 - he blessed Joshua 22:6 - General 2 Kings 10:15 - saluted 1 Chronicles 16:2 - he blessed Proverbs 16:31 - if Luke 2:34 - blessed Hebrews 7:7 - the less
8.
And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
How old art thou: Heb. How many are the days of the years of thy life, Genesis 47:9
Reciprocal: Genesis 25:8 - good Genesis 47:28 - the whole age
9.
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.
The days: 1 Chronicles 29:15, Psalms 39:12, Psalms 119:19, Psalms 119:54, 2 Corinthians 5:6, Hebrews 11:9-16, Hebrews 13:14, 1 Peter 2:11
an hundred: Job 14:1, Psalms 39:5, Psalms 89:47, Psalms 89:48, Psalms 90:3-12, James 4:14
have not: Genesis 47:28, Genesis 5:27, Genesis 11:11, Genesis 11:24, Genesis 11:25, Genesis 25:7, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 35:28, Genesis 50:26, Exodus 6:4, Exodus 7:7, Deuteronomy 34:7, Joshua 24:29, 2 Samuel 19:32-35, Job 8:8, Job 8:9, Job 42:16, Job 42:17
Reciprocal: Genesis 23:4 - stranger Genesis 47:8 - How old art thou Genesis 47:29 - must die Leviticus 25:23 - for ye are 2 Samuel 19:34 - How long have I to live 2 Chronicles 24:15 - an hundred Psalms 90:10 - The days Proverbs 15:15 - All Ecclesiastes 1:4 - One generation Ecclesiastes 2:3 - all Ecclesiastes 2:23 - all Ecclesiastes 6:3 - so Ecclesiastes 7:15 - have I Jeremiah 28:3 - two full years Hebrews 11:13 - confessed 1 Peter 1:17 - pass
10.
And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.
Genesis 47:7, Genesis 14:19, Numbers 6:23-27, Deuteronomy 33:1, Ruth 2:4, 2 Samuel 8:10, 2 Samuel 19:39, Psalms 119:46, Psalms 129:8, Hebrews 7:7
Reciprocal: Joshua 14:13 - blessed Joshua 22:6 - General 2 Kings 10:15 - saluted 1 Chronicles 16:2 - he blessed Luke 18:16 - Suffer
11.
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.
Rameses: Genesis 47:6, Exodus 1:11, Exodus 12:37, John 10:10, John 10:28, John 14:2, John 14:23, John 17:2, John 17:24
Reciprocal: Genesis 47:26 - made it a law Genesis 47:27 - dwelt Numbers 33:3 - they departed 1 Samuel 22:3 - Let my father Isaiah 22:24 - hang
12.
And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their families.
nourished: Ruth 4:15
his father: Exodus 20:12, Matthew 15:4-6, Mark 7:10-13, 1 Timothy 4:8, 1 Timothy 5:4, 1 Timothy 5:8
according to their families: or, as a little child is nourished, Heb. according to the little ones, Genesis 47:1, Genesis 47:21, Genesis 47:24, 1 Thessalonians 2:7
Reciprocal: Genesis 37:9 - the sun Genesis 42:36 - all these things are against me Genesis 45:11 - General Genesis 49:24 - the shepherd Genesis 50:21 - I will nourish Deuteronomy 23:7 - because thou John 19:27 - Behold
13.
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.
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so that: Genesis 41:30, Genesis 41:31, 1 Kings 18:5, Jeremiah 14:1-6, Lamentations 2:19, Lamentations 2:20, Lamentations 4:9, Acts 7:11
fainted: Jeremiah 9:12, Joel 1:10-12
Reciprocal: Genesis 12:10 - was a Genesis 41:36 - that the Genesis 41:54 - and the dearth Psalms 105:16 - brake
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.
the money: Genesis 41:56
Joseph brought: Luke 16:1, Luke 16:2, Luke 16:10-12, 1 Corinthians 4:2, 1 Peter 4:10
15.
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.
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Give us bread: Genesis 47:18, Genesis 47:19, Genesis 47:24, Judges 8:5, Judges 8:8, 1 Samuel 21:3, 1 Samuel 25:8, Psalms 37:3, Isaiah 33:16, Matthew 6:11
Reciprocal: Nehemiah 5:3 - mortgaged
16.
And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail.
Give your cattle: This was the wisest measure that could be adopted, both for the preservation of the people and the cattle. As the people had not grain for their own sustenance, consequently they could have none for their cattle: hence they were in the most imminent danger of starving; and the people also were in equal danger; as they must have divided a portion of that bought for themselves with the cattle, which, for the sake of tillage, etc., they wished of course to preserve till the seven years' famine should end. Daniel 6:5-7, Proverbs 12:17, 1 Corinthians 10:32, Philippians 4:8, Colossians 4:5
Reciprocal: Genesis 47:6 - cattle
17.
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.
for horses: Exodus 9:3, 1 Kings 10:28, Job 2:4, Isaiah 31:1, Matthew 6:24
fed them: Heb. led them
18.
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:
am 2302, bc 1702, 2 Kings 6:26, Jeremiah 38:9
Reciprocal: Genesis 45:6 - two years Genesis 47:15 - Give us bread
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.
buy us: Nehemiah 5:2, Nehemiah 5:3, Job 2:4, Lamentations 1:11, Lamentations 5:6, Lamentations 5:9, Matthew 16:26, Philippians 3:8, Philippians 3:9
and give: Genesis 47:23
Reciprocal: Genesis 47:15 - Give us bread Genesis 47:26 - made it a law Psalms 105:16 - brake 2 Corinthians 9:10 - he
20.
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.
Reciprocal: Genesis 47:26 - made it a law
21.
And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.
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And as: It is highly probable, that Joseph was influenced by no political motive in removing the people to the cities, but merely by motives of prudence and humanity; for, as the corn was laid up in the cities, it would be more eligible to bring then from distant towns and villages to places where they might be more conveniently supplied with food.
to cities: Genesis 41:48
Reciprocal: Genesis 47:12 - according to their families
22.
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.
of the priests: or, princes, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, *marg. 2 Samuel 8:18
for the priests: Deuteronomy 12:19, Joshua 21:1-45, Ezra 7:24, Nehemiah 13:10, Matthew 10:10, 1 Corinthians 9:13, Galatians 6:6, 2 Thessalonians 3:10, 1 Timothy 5:17
Reciprocal: Genesis 47:26 - made it a law
23.
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.
24.
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.
the fifth part: Genesis 47:25, Genesis 41:34, Leviticus 27:32, 1 Samuel 8:15-17, Psalms 41:1, Psalms 112:5
Reciprocal: Genesis 47:12 - according to their families Genesis 47:15 - Give us bread 2 Corinthians 9:10 - he
25.
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.
Thou hast: Genesis 6:19, Genesis 41:45, *marg. Genesis 45:6-8, Genesis 50:20, Proverbs 11:26, Proverbs 11:27
let us: Genesis 18:3, Genesis 33:15, Ruth 2:13
Reciprocal: Genesis 30:27 - favour Genesis 32:5 - may find Genesis 45:5 - God Genesis 47:24 - the fifth part
26.
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.
made it a law: From this history, and from Diodorus Siculus - lib. i. we learn that the land of Egypt was divided into three parts: one belonged to the Priests - Genesis 47:22, and Genesis 47:26, a second was the king's - which appears to have been the land of Rameses, or Goshen, Genesis 47:11, the remainder was the subjects'. Now Joseph, having purchased the land of the people - Genesis 47:19, and Genesis 47:20, restored it, on the condition of their paying a fifth part of the produce to the king, beyond which he appears to have made no demand.
except: Genesis 47:22, Ezekiel 7:24
priests: or, princes, Genesis 47:22
27.
And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
dwelt: Genesis 47:11
grew: Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 26:4, Genesis 28:14, Genesis 46:3, Exodus 1:7, Exodus 1:12, Deuteronomy 10:22, Deuteronomy 26:5, Nehemiah 9:23, Psalms 105:24, Psalms 107:38, Zechariah 10:8, Acts 7:17
Reciprocal: Genesis 34:10 - and the land Genesis 48:4 - Behold I Deuteronomy 23:7 - because thou
28.
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.
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seventeen: Genesis 37:2
the whole age: Heb. the days of the years of his life, Genesis 47:8, *marg. Genesis 47:9, Psalms 90:10, Psalms 90:12, Psalms 119:84
Reciprocal: Genesis 35:28 - General Genesis 50:26 - being an hundred and ten years old Exodus 6:16 - an hundred 2 Samuel 19:32 - fourscore Job 42:16 - an Psalms 105:23 - Jacob Jeremiah 28:3 - two full years 1 Timothy 5:4 - to requite
29.
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:
must die: Genesis 47:9, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 50:24, Deuteronomy 31:14, 2 Samuel 7:12, 2 Samuel 14:14, 1 Kings 2:1, Job 7:1, Job 14:14, Job 30:23, Psalms 6:5, Psalms 49:7, Psalms 49:9, Psalms 89:48, Hebrews 9:27
put: Genesis 24:2
deal kindly: Genesis 24:49
bury me not: Genesis 50:24, Genesis 50:25, Acts 7:15, Acts 7:16, Hebrews 11:22
Reciprocal: Genesis 33:10 - if now Genesis 47:31 - And Israel bowed Genesis 50:5 - made me Genesis 50:12 - General 1 Samuel 20:8 - deal kindly 1 Samuel 26:10 - his day 1 Chronicles 29:24 - submitted themselves unto Ecclesiastes 3:2 - and a time
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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.
Genesis 23:19, Genesis 25:9, Genesis 49:29-32, Genesis 50:5-14, Genesis 50:25, 2 Samuel 19:37, 1 Kings 13:22, Nehemiah 2:3, Nehemiah 2:5
Reciprocal: Genesis 49:31 - General
31.
And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed's head.
Swear: Genesis 24:3
And Israel bowed: As shachah, which primarily signifies to bow, denotes also to worship; and as mittah, a bed, pronounced matteh, is a staff; the LXX have taken the passage in the latter sense, and rendered it ךבי נסןףוךץםחףום ףסבחכ וני פן בךסןם פחע סבגהןץ בץפןץ, "and Israel worshipped upon the top of his staff," which is literally copied by the apostle Paul, in his Epistle to the Hebrews. The present reading is, however, supported by the Masoretic pointing and the Targums; and is most probably correct, as it would appear that Jacob was confined to his bed. Genesis 47:29, Genesis 24:26, Genesis 48:1, Genesis 48:2, 1 Kings 1:47, Hebrews 11:21