Genesis 47:4
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.
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- Gen 46:34 : 34 You are to say, Your servants have been keepers of cattle from our early days up to now, like our fathers; in this way you will be able to have the land of Goshen for yourselves; because keepers of sheep are unclean in the eyes of the Egyptians.
- Deut 26:5 : 5 And these are the words which you will say before the Lord your God: My father was a wandering Aramaean, and he went down with a small number of people into Egypt; there he became a great and strong nation:
- Gen 15:13 : 13 And he said to Abram, Truly, your seed will be living in a land which is not theirs, as servants to a people who will be cruel to them for four hundred years;
- Gen 43:1 : 1 And when the grain which they had got in Egypt was all used up, their father said to them, Go again and get us a little food.
- Acts 7:11 : 11 Now there was no food to be had in all Egypt and Canaan, and there was great trouble: and our fathers were not able to get food.
- Ps 105:23 : 23 Then Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob was living in the land of Ham.
- Isa 52:4 : 4 For the Lord God says, My people went down at first into Egypt, to get a place for themselves there: and the Assyrian put a cruel yoke on them without cause.
- Acts 7:6 : 6 And God said that his seed would be living in a strange land, and that they would make them servants, and be cruel to them for four hundred years.
- Gen 12:10 : 10 And because there was little food to be had in that land, he went down into Egypt.
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- Gen 47:1-33 verses85%
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.
2 And he took five of his brothers to Pharaoh.
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.
- Gen 46:31-344 verses81%
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.
33 Now when Pharaoh sends for you and says, What is your business?
34 You are to say, Your servants have been keepers of cattle from our early days up to now, like our fathers; in this way you will be able to have the land of Goshen for yourselves; because keepers of sheep are unclean in the eyes of the Egyptians.
- Gen 47:5-62 verses80%
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.
- Gen 47:15-195 verses80%
15 And when all the money in Egypt and Canaan was gone, the Egyptians came to Joseph, and said, Give us bread; would you have us come to destruction before your eyes? for we have no more money.
16 And Joseph said, Give me your cattle; I will give you grain in exchange for your cattle if your money is all gone.
17 So they took their cattle to Joseph and he gave them bread in exchange for their horses and flocks and herds and asses, so all that year he gave them food in exchange for their cattle.
18 And when that year was ended, they came to him in the second year, and said, We may not keep it from our lord's knowledge that all our money is gone, and all the herds of cattle are my lord's; there is nothing more to give my lord but our bodies and our land;
19 Are we to come to destruction before your eyes, we and our land? take us and our land and give us bread; and we and our land will be servants to Pharaoh; and give us seed so that we may have life and the land may not become waste.
- Gen 45:17-182 verses78%
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 45:9-113 verses76%
9 Now go quickly to my father, and say to him, Your son Joseph says, God has made me ruler over all the land of Egypt: come down to me straight away:
10 The land of Goshen will be your living-place, and you will be near me; you and your children and your children's children, and your flocks and herds and all you have:
11 And there I will take care of you, so that you and your family may not be in need, for there are still five bad years to come.
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25 And they said to him, Truly you have kept us from death; may we have grace in your eyes, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.
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2 And he said, I have had news that there is grain in Egypt: go down there and get grain for us, so that life and not death may be ours.
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28 Now he had sent Judah before him to Goshen, to get word from Joseph; and so they came to the land of Goshen.
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10 And they said to him, Not so, my lord: your servants have come with money to get food.
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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.
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7 And they said to him, Why does my lord say such words as these? far be it from your servants to do such a thing:
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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.
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27 And so Israel was living among the Egyptians in the land of Goshen; and they got property there, and became very great in numbers and in wealth.
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55 And when all the land of Egypt was in need of food, the people came crying to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said to the people, Go to Joseph, and whatever he says to you, do it.
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19 And they said, An Egyptian came to our help against the keepers of sheep and got water for us and gave it to the flock.
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11 Now there was no food to be had in all Egypt and Canaan, and there was great trouble: and our fathers were not able to get food.
- Gen 43:1-22 verses73%
1 And when the grain which they had got in Egypt was all used up, their father said to them, Go again and get us a little food.
2 And Judah said to him, The man said to us with an oath, You are not to come before me again without your brother.
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14 Saying, No, but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we will not see war, or be hearing the sound of the horn, or be in need of food; there we will make our living-place;
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15 How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we were living in Egypt for a long time; and the Egyptians were cruel to us and to our fathers:
- Gen 44:18-192 verses72%
18 Then Judah came near him, and said, Let your servant say a word in my lord's ears, and let not your wrath be burning against your servant: for you are in the place of Pharaoh to us.
19 My lord said to his servants, Have you a father or a brother?
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20 And when we came to our night's resting-place, on opening our bags we saw that every man's money was in the mouth of his bag, all our money in full weight: and we have it with us to give it back;
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18 Then his brothers went, and falling at his feet, said, Truly, we are your servants.
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16 And he said, I am looking for my brothers; please give me word of where they are keeping their flock.