Genesis 47:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he took five of his brothers to Pharaoh.

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Referenced Verses

  • Acts 7:13 : 13 And the second time his brothers had a meeting with Joseph, and Pharaoh had knowledge of Joseph's family.
  • 2 Cor 4:14 : 14 Because we are certain that he who made the Lord Jesus come back from the dead, will do the same for us, and will give us a place in his glory with you.
  • Col 1:28 : 28 Whom we are preaching; guiding and teaching every man in all wisdom, so that every man may be complete in Christ;
  • Jude 1:24 : 24 Now to him who is able to keep you from falling, and to give you a place in his glory, free from all evil, with great joy,

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  • 1 Then Joseph went to Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brothers with their flocks and their herds and all they have, are come from Canaan, and are now in the land of Goshen.

  • Gen 47:3-7
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    3 And Pharaoh said to them, What is your business? And they said, Your servants are keepers of sheep, as our fathers were before us.

    4 And they said to Pharaoh, We have come to make a living in this land, because we have no grass for our flocks in the land of Canaan; so now let your servants make a place for themselves in the land of Goshen.

    5 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Let them have the land of Goshen; and if there are any able men among them, put them over my cattle.

    6 And Jacob and his sons came to Joseph in Egypt, and when word of it came to the ears of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, he said to Joseph, Your father and brothers have come to you; all the land of Egypt is before you; let your father and your brothers have the best of the land for their resting-place.

    7 Then Joseph made his father Jacob come before Pharaoh, and Jacob gave him his blessing.

  • Gen 45:16-18
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    16 And news of these things went through Pharaoh's house, and it was said that Joseph's brothers were come; and it seemed good to Pharaoh and his servants.

    17 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to your brothers, Put your goods on your beasts and go back to the land of Canaan;

    18 And get your father and your families and come back to me: and I will give you all the good things of Egypt, and the fat of the land will be your food.

  • Gen 46:31-32
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    31 And Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's people, I will go and give the news to Pharaoh, and say to him, My brothers and my father's people, from the land of Canaan, have come to me;

    32 And these men are keepers of sheep and owners of cattle, and have with them their flocks and their herds and all they have.

  • 15 And when Joseph saw Benjamin, he said to his chief servant, Take these men into my house, and make ready a meal, for they will take food with me in the middle of the day.

  • Acts 7:13-14
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    13 And the second time his brothers had a meeting with Joseph, and Pharaoh had knowledge of Joseph's family.

    14 Then Joseph sent for Jacob his father and all his family, seventy-five persons.

  • 3 So Joseph's ten brothers went down to get grain from Egypt.

  • 4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, Come near to me. And they came near, And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom you sent into Egypt.

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    5 And the sons of Israel came with all the others to get grain: for they were very short of food in the land of Canaan.

    6 Now Joseph was ruler over all the land, and it was he who gave out the grain to all the people of the land; and Joseph's brothers came before him and went down on their faces to the earth.

    7 And when Joseph saw his brothers, it was clear to him who they were, but he made himself strange to them, and talking roughly to them, said, Where do you come from? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to get food.

  • Gen 47:11-12
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    11 And Joseph made a place for his father and his brothers, and gave them a heritage in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had given orders.

    12 And Joseph took care of his father and his brothers and all his father's people, giving them food for the needs of their families.

  • 5 All the offspring of Jacob were seventy persons: and Joseph had come to Egypt before them.

  • 18 Then his brothers went, and falling at his feet, said, Truly, we are your servants.

  • 28 Now he had sent Judah before him to Goshen, to get word from Joseph; and so they came to the land of Goshen.

  • 19 My lord said to his servants, Have you a father or a brother?

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    7 So Joseph went up to put his father in his last resting-place; and with him went all the servants of Pharaoh, and the chief men of his house and all the chiefs of the land of Egypt,

    8 And all the family of Joseph, and his brothers and his father's people: only their little ones and their flocks and herds they did not take with them from the land of Goshen.

  • 25 So they went up from Egypt and came to the land of Canaan, to their father Jacob.

  • 17 Now the men were full of fear because they had been taken into Joseph's house and they said, It is because of the money which was put back in our bags the first time; he is looking for something against us, so that he may come down on us and take us and our asses for his use.

  • 10 And made him free from all his troubles, and gave him wisdom and the approval of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his house.

  • 6 And they took their cattle and all the goods which they had got in the land of Canaan, and came to Egypt, even Jacob and all his seed:

  • 17 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price:

  • 12 Now his brothers went to keep watch over their father's flock in Shechem.