1 S o Israel made his journey with all that he had and came to Beersheba and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

And Israel journeyeth, and all that he hath, and cometh in to Beer-Sheba, and sacrificeth sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac;

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

and God speaketh to Israel in visions of the night, and saith, `Jacob, Jacob;' and he saith, `Here I.'

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

And He saith, `I God, God of thy father, be not afraid of going down to Egypt, for for a great nation I set thee there;

4 I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also surely bring you up again; and Joseph will put his hand upon your eyes.

I -- I go down with thee to Egypt, and I -- I also certainly bring thee up, and Joseph doth put his hand on thine eyes.'

5 S o Jacob arose and set out from Beersheba, and Israel’s sons conveyed their father, their little ones, and their wives in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

And Jacob riseth from Beer-Sheba, and the sons of Israel bear away Jacob their father, And their infants, and their wives, in the waggons which Pharaoh hath sent to bear him,

6 A nd they took their cattle and the gains which they had acquired in the land of Canaan and came into Egypt, Jacob and all his offspring with him:

and they take their cattle, and their goods which they have acquired in the land of Canaan, and come into Egypt -- Jacob, and all his seed with him,

7 H is sons and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters and his sons’ daughters—all his offspring he brought with him into Egypt.

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

8 A nd these are the names of the descendants of Israel who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.

And these the names of the sons of Israel who are coming into Egypt: Jacob and his sons, Jacob's first-born, Reuben.

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

And sons of Reuben: Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.

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

And sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul son of the Canaanitess.

11 T he sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

And sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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

And sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah, (and Er and Onan die in the land of Canaan.) And sons of Pharez are Hezron and Hamul.

13 T he sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Iob, and Shimron.

And sons of Issachar: Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.

14 T he sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.

And sons of Zebulun: Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.

15 T hese are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Padan-aram, together with his daughter Dinah. All of his sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three.

These sons of Leah whom she bare to Jacob in Padan-Aram, and Dinah his daughter; all the persons of his sons and his daughters thirty and three.

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

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

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

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

18 T hese are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter. And these she bore to Jacob—sixteen persons all told.

These sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and she beareth these to Jacob -- sixteen persons.

19 T he sons of Rachel, Jacob’s wife: Joseph and Benjamin.

Sons of Rachel, Jacob's wife: Joseph and Benjamin.

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

And born to Joseph in the land of Egypt (whom Asenath daughter of Poti-Pherah, priest of On, hath borne to him) Manasseh and Ephraim.

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

And sons of Benjamin: Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.

22 T hese are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob—fourteen persons in all.

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

23 T he son of Dan: Hushim.

And sons of Dan: Hushim.

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

And sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.

25 T hese are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter. And she bore these to Jacob—seven persons in all.

These sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter; and she beareth these to Jacob -- all the persons seven.

26 A ll the persons who came with Jacob into Egypt—who were his own offspring, not counting the wives of Jacob’s sons—were sixty-six persons all told.

All the persons who are coming to Jacob to Egypt, coming out of his thigh, apart from the wives of Jacob's sons, all the persons sixty and six.

27 A nd the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two persons. All the persons of the house of Jacob, who came into Egypt, were seventy.

And the sons of Joseph who have been born to him in Egypt two persons. All the persons of the house of Jacob who are coming into Egypt seventy.

28 A nd he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to direct him to Goshen and meet him there; and they came into the land of Goshen.

And Judah he hath sent before him unto Joseph, to direct before him to Goshen, and they come into the land of Goshen;

29 T hen Joseph made ready his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen; and he presented himself and gave distinct evidence of himself to him, and fell on the neck and wept on his neck a good while.

and Joseph harnesseth his chariot, and goeth up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and appeareth unto him, and falleth on his neck, and weepeth on his neck again;

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

and Israel saith unto Joseph, `Let me die this time, after my seeing thy face, for thou yet alive.'

31 J oseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, I will go up and tell Pharaoh and say to him, My brothers and my father’s household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.

And Joseph saith unto his brethren, and unto the house of his father, `I go up, and declare to Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and the house of my father who in the land of Canaan have come in unto me;

32 A nd the men are shepherds, for their occupation has been keeping livestock, and they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.

and the men feeders of a flock, for they have been men of cattle; and their flock, and their herd, and all that they have, they have brought.'

33 W hen Pharaoh calls you and says, What is your occupation?

`And it hath come to pass when Pharaoh calleth for you, and hath said, What your works?

34 Y ou shall say, Your servants’ occupation has been as keepers of livestock from our youth until now, both we and our fathers before us—in order that you may live in the land of Goshen, for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.

that ye have said, Thy servants have been men of cattle from our youth, even until now, both we and our fathers, -- in order that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen, for the abomination of the Egyptians is every one feeding a flock.'