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

¶ 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 T hen God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and said, “Jacob, Jacob!” And he said, “Here I am.”

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

3 S o He said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not fear to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there.

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

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

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 T hen Jacob arose from Beersheba; and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob, their little ones, and their wives, in the carts which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

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

6 S o they took their livestock and their goods, which they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and went to Egypt, Jacob and all his descendants with him.

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 H is sons and his sons’ sons, his daughters and his sons’ daughters, and all his descendants he brought with him to Egypt.

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

8 N ow these were the names of the children of Israel, Jacob and his sons, who went to Egypt: Reuben was Jacob’s firstborn.

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

9 T he sons of Reuben were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

And the sons of Reuben: Enoch, Phallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

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

And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Saul the son of a Canaanite woman.

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

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

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

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 T he sons of Issachar were Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.

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

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

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

15 T hese were the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Padan Aram, with his daughter Dinah. All the persons, his sons and his daughters, were thirty-three.

These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore unto Jacob in Padanaram, with his daughter Dinah; all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty-three.

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

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

17 T he sons of Asher were Jimnah, Ishuah, Isui, Beriah, and Serah, their sister. And the sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel.

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

18 T hese were the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bore to Jacob: sixteen persons.

These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she gave birth unto Jacob: sixteen souls.

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

The 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, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On, bore to him.

And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On gave birth unto him.

21 T he sons of Benjamin were Belah, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.

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

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

These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob, in all, fourteen souls.

23 T he son of Dan was Hushim.

And the sons of Dan: Hushim.

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

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

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

These are the sons of Bilhah, who Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she gave birth to these unto Jacob; in all seven souls.

26 A ll the persons who went with Jacob to Egypt, who came from his body, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, were sixty-six persons in all.

All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were sixty-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 went to Egypt were seventy. Jacob Settles in Goshen

and the sons of Joseph, who were born him in Egypt, were two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob, who came into Egypt, were seventy.

28 T hen he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to point out before him the way to Goshen. And they came to the land of Goshen.

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

29 S o Joseph made ready his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel; and he presented himself to him, and fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while.

And Joseph made ready his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and manifested himself unto him; and he fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while.

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

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

31 T hen Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and tell Pharaoh, and say to him, ‘My brothers and those of my father’s house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.

And Joseph said unto his brethren and unto his father’s house, I will go up and tell Pharaoh and say unto him, My brethren and my father’s house, who were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;

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

and the men are pastors of sheep, for their trade has been to feed livestock; and they have brought their sheep and their cows and all that they have.

33 S o it shall be, when Pharaoh calls you and says, ‘What is your occupation?’

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

34 t hat you shall say, ‘Your servants’ occupation has been with livestock from our youth even till now, both we and also our fathers,’ that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.”

Then ye shall say, Thy slaves’ trade has been about livestock from our youth even until now, both we and also our fathers, that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every pastor of sheep is an abomination unto the Egyptians.