Genesis 46
46
1 Israel traveled with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac. 2God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and said, “Jacob, Jacob!”
He said, “Here I am.”
3 He said, “I am God, the God of your father. Don’t be afraid to go down into Egypt, for there I will make of you a great nation. 4I will go down with you into Egypt. I will also surely bring you up again. Joseph’s hand will close your eyes.”
5 Jacob rose up from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel carried Jacob, their father, their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. 6They took their livestock, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt—Jacob, and all his offspring with him, 7his sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and he brought all his offspring with him into Egypt.
8These are the names of the children of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn. 9The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 10The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. 11The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 12The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. 13The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Iob, and Shimron. 14The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel. 15These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, with his daughter Dinah. All the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty-three. 16The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli. 17The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and Serah their sister. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel. 18These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah, his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob, even sixteen souls. 19The sons of Rachel, Jacob’s wife: Joseph and Benjamin. 20To Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him. 21The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard. 22These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen. 23The son of Dan: Hushim. 24The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. 25These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel, his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob: all the souls were seven. 26All the souls who came with Jacob into Egypt, who were his direct offspring, in addition to Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were sixty-six. 27The sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob, who came into Egypt, were seventy.
28 Jacob sent Judah before him to Joseph, to show the way before him to Goshen, and they came into the land of Goshen. 29Joseph prepared his chariot, and went up to meet Israel, his father, in Goshen. He presented himself to him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while. 30Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your face, that you are still alive.”
31 Joseph said to his brothers, and to his father’s house, “I will go up, and speak with Pharaoh, and will tell him, ‘My brothers, and my father’s house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me. 32These men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of livestock, and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.’ 33It will happen, when Pharaoh summons you, and will say, ‘What is your occupation?’ 34that you shall say, ‘Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we, and our fathers:’ that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.”
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Genesis 46
46
God talked to Jacob
1So Jacob left his home in Canaan country, and he started to go to Egypt country. He took his family with him, and everything that he owned. They got to the place called Beersheba, then Jacob killed some animals and burned them. He did that to show respect to God. God is the one that looked after his father Isaac.
2That night, God talked to Jacob. God said, “Jacob, Jacob.”
Jacob said, “Yes, I am listening.”
3And God said, “I am God, I am the one that looked after your father. Don’t be frightened to go to Egypt. I will make your family into a great nation there.”
4Then God said to Jacob, “I will go with you to Egypt, and I will take care of you. One day, you will die in Egypt, and your son Joseph will be with you when you die. And I promise that later on, I will take your family back to Canaan country again.”
Jacob and his family went to Egypt country
5Then Jacob and his family left Beersheba. Jacob’s sons got their father to ride in one of those trailers that Pharaoh sent. And they got their little kids and their wives to ride in those trailers too. And the cows from Pharaoh, they pulled those trailers. 6Jacob’s family took all their animals with them, and everything else that they owned. They took all the things that they got while they lived in Canaan country. And they all went to Egypt country.#Acts 7:15
That’s how Jacob’s whole family went to Egypt country. 7Jacob took all his sons and daughters to Egypt, and all his grand-sons and grand-daughters.
The names of Jacob’s kids and grand-kids
8These are the names of Jacob’s kids and grand-kids. All this mob went to Egypt country with Jacob.
The kids and grand-kids that Jacob had with Leah
Jacob and Leah’s oldest son was Reuben.
9Reuben’s sons were,
– Hanok
– Pallu
– Hezron
– Carmi
10Jacob and Leah’s next son was Simeon.
Simeon’s sons were,
– Jemuel
– Jamin
– Ohad
– Jakin
– Zohar
– Shawl. His mother was from Canaan country.
11Jacob and Leah’s next son was Levi.
Levi’s sons were,
– Gershon
– Kohath
– Merari
12Jacob and Leah’s next son was Judah.
Judah’s sons were,
– Er
– Onan
– Shelah
– Perez
– Zerah
But Er and Onan already died in Canaan country.
Perez’s sons were,
– Hezron
– Hamul
13Jacob and Leah’s next son was Issachar.
Issachar’s sons were,
– Tola
– Puvah
– Yashub
– Shimron
14Jacob and Leah’s youngest son was Zebulun.
Zebulun’s sons were,
– Sered
– Elon
– Jaleel
15Those were the sons and grand-sons that Jacob had with his wife Leah. There were 33 of them, and they were all born in Paddan Aram country. Jacob and Leah also had a daughter called Dinah.
The kids and grand-kids that Jacob had with Zilpah
16Jacob and Zilpah’s older son was Gad.
Gad’s sons were,
– Zefon
– Haggi
– Shuni
– Ezbon
– Eri
– Arodi
– Areli
17Jacob and Zilpah’s younger son was Asher.
Asher’s sons were,
– Imnah
– Ishvah
– Ishvi
– Beriah
Asher also had a daughter called Serah.
Beriah’s sons were,
– Heber
– Malkiel
18Those were the kids and grand-kids that Jacob had with Zilpah. There were 16 of them. That woman Zilpah, she used to work for Leah’s father Laban. Then, at the time when Jacob and Leah got married, Laban gave Zilpah to Leah, to work for her.
The kids and grand-kids that Jacob had with Rachel
19Jacob and his wife Rachel had 2 sons,
– Joseph
– Benjamin
20Joseph had 2 sons in Egypt country. Their names were Manasseh and Ephraim. Their mother was Joseph’s wife Asenath. Her father’s name was Potifera, and he was a ceremony leader for the Egypt people, at the town called Onn.#Genesis 41:50-52
21Benjamin’s sons were,
– Bela
– Beker
– Ashbel
– Gera
– Nayman
– Ehi
– Rosh
– Muppim
– Huppim
– Ard
22All those were the sons and grand-sons that Jacob had with his wife Rachel. There were 14 of them.
The kids and grand-kids that Jacob had with Bilhah
23Jacob and Bilhah’s older son was Dan.
Dan’s son was,
– Hushim
24Jacob and Bilhah’s younger son was Naphtali.
Naphtali’s sons were,
– Jahzeel
– Guni
– Jezer
– Shillem
25Those were the sons and grand-sons that Jacob had with Bilhah. There were 7 of them. That woman Bilhah, she used to work for Rachel’s father Laban. Then, at the time when Jacob and Rachel got married, Laban gave Bilhah to Rachel, to work for her.
26All those kids and grand-kids of Jacob went to Egypt country with him. There were 66 of them. And Jacob’s sons took their wives to Egypt too. 27Jacob’s son Joseph was already in Egypt, and Joseph’s 2 sons were in Egypt too, because they were born there.
At that time, there were 70 people in Jacob’s family, and they all went to live in Egypt country.#Acts 7:14
Jacob and Joseph saw each other again
28Jacob and his family got near to Egypt country. Then Jacob said to his son Judah, “Go to Joseph, and say to him, ‘Please tell us how to get to the place called Goshen.’ ” And Judah did what Jacob said. Then Jacob and his family went to Goshen.
29Joseph told his workers to get his special trailer ready, with horses to pull it. Then Joseph got into that trailer, and he went to Goshen, so that he could meet his father Jacob. As soon as Joseph saw his father, he went to him, and he put his arms around him and hugged him. Joseph held on to his father for a long time, and he cried a lot, because he was so happy to see him again.
30Then Jacob said to his son Joseph, “Now I have seen you again, and I know that you are still alive. That’s the only thing I wanted. So I’m ready to die now.”
31Then Joseph talked to his brothers, and to the rest of his father’s family. He said, “Now I have to go and tell Pharaoh that you mob are here. I will say to Pharaoh, ‘My brothers, and the rest of my father’s family, they left their home in Canaan country, and they came here to Egypt country, so that they can live near me. 32All the men in my father’s family, they look after animals. They brought all their sheep here, and all their cows, and everything else that they own.’ ”
33Then Joseph said to his brothers, “After I say those things to Pharaoh, he will say to me, ‘Tell those men to come and see me.’ And when you go to see him, he will say to you, ‘What sort of work did you do in Canaan country?’ 34Then you have to say to him, ‘Sir, ever since we were young men, we looked after animals. And our father and our grand-fathers, they used to look after animals too.’ ”
Then Joseph said to his brothers, “You know, the Egypt people hate men that look after animals. So they will not want you mob to live in their towns. But this place called Goshen, it’s a long way from the other towns in Egypt country, so Pharaoh will let you live here.”
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