1 S o Israel traveled with all he had to Beersheba. There he gave gifts to the God of his father Isaac.

And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba; and he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

2 G od spoke to Israel in special dreams in the night, saying, “Jacob, Jacob.” And Jacob answered, “Here I am.”

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

3 H e said, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go to Egypt. For I will make you a great nation there.

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

4 I will go with you to Egypt. I will bring you out again. And Joseph’s hand will close your eyes.”

I will go down with thee to Egypt, and I will also certainly bring thee up; and Joseph shall put his hand on thine eyes.

5 T hen Jacob left Beersheba. The sons of Israel carried their father Jacob, their little ones and their wives in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba; and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, on the waggons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

6 T hey took their animals and all the things they owned from the land of Canaan. And they came to Egypt, Jacob and all his children with him,

And they took their cattle, and their goods which they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and came to Egypt, Jacob and all his seed with him;

7 h is sons and grandsons, his daughters and granddaughters. He brought all his children 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 to Egypt.

8 T hese are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn,

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

9 a nd Reuben’s sons Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

And the sons of Reuben: Enoch, and Phallu, and 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, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Saul the son of a Canaanitish 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 Pherez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pherez were Hezron and Hamul.

13 T he sons of Issachar were Tola, Puvvah, Iob, and Shimron.

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

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

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

15 T hese are the sons who were born to Leah and Jacob in Paddan-aram, with his daughter Dinah. He had thirty-three sons and daughters.

—These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Padan-Aram; and 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 and Haggi, Shuni and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.

17 T he sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel.

—And the sons of Asher: Jimnah, and Jishvah, and Jishvi, and Beriah; and Serah their sister; and the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.

18 T hese are the sons of Jacob and Zilpah, the woman whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah. She gave birth to sixteen of Jacob’s children.

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

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

The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife: Joseph and Benjamin.

20 T he sons of Joseph in the land of Egypt were Manasseh and Ephraim. Their mother was Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, the religious leader of On.

And to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asnath bore to him, the daughter of Potipherah the priest in On.

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

—And the 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 Jacob and Rachel, fourteen sons in all.

—These are the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen.

23 D an’s son 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, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.

25 T hese are the sons of Jacob and Bilhah, the woman whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel. There were seven sons in all.

—These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter; and she bore these to Jacob: all the souls were seven.

26 A ll the people who came to Egypt with Jacob, the children of his own body, were sixty-six people in all. Added to this were the wives of Jacob’s sons.

All the souls that came with Jacob to Egypt, that had come out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives: all the souls were sixty-six.

27 T wo sons were born to Joseph in Egypt. So all the people of Jacob’s family when he came to Egypt were seventy. Jacob Lives in Goshen

And the sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob that came to Egypt were seventy.

28 J acob sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to learn the way to Goshen. And they came to the land of Goshen.

And he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to give notice before he came to Goshen. And they came into the land of Goshen.

29 T hen Joseph made his wagon ready and went to Goshen to meet his father Israel. When he came to him, they put their arms around each other and cried for a long time.

Then Joseph yoked his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and he presented himself to him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

30 T hen Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your face and know that you are still alive.”

And Israel said to Joseph, Now let me die, after I have seen thy face, since thou still livest.

31 J oseph said to his brothers and to his father’s family, “I will go and tell Pharaoh, ‘My brothers and my father’s family have come to me from the land of Canaan.

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

32 A nd the men are shepherds, for they have taken care of animals. They have brought their flocks and cattle and all they have.’

and the men are shepherds, for they have been occupied with cattle; and they have brought their sheep, and their cattle, and all that they have.

33 W hen Pharaoh calls you and says, ‘What is your work?’

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

34 y ou answer, ‘Your servants have taken care of cattle since we were young, both we and our fathers.’ Then he will let you live in the land of Goshen. For the Egyptians look down upon every shepherd.”

then ye shall say, Thy servants are men that have been occupied with cattle from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers; in order that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.