Then they said to Pharaoh,“We have come to live as temporary residents in the land. There is no pasture for your servants’ flocks because the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. So now, please let your servants live in the land of Goshen.”
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1 Joseph’s Wise Administration Joseph went and told Pharaoh,“My father, my brothers, their flocks and herds, and all that they own have arrived from the land of Canaan. They are now in the land of Goshen.”
2 He took five of his brothers and introduced them to Pharaoh.
3 Pharaoh said to Joseph’s brothers,“What is your occupation?” They said to Pharaoh,“Your servants take care of flocks, just as our ancestors did.”
31 Then Joseph said to his brothers and his father’s household,“I will go up and tell Pharaoh,‘My brothers and my father’s household who were in the land of Canaan have come to me.
32 The men are shepherds; they take care of livestock. They have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.’
33 Pharaoh will summon you and say,‘What is your occupation?’
34 Tell him,‘Your servants have taken care of cattle from our youth until now, both we and our fathers,’ so that you may live in the land of Goshen, for everyone who takes care of sheep is disgusting to the Egyptians.”
5 Pharaoh said to Joseph,“Your father and your brothers have come to you.
6 The land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best region of the land. They may live in the land of Goshen. If you know of any highly capable men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.”
15 When the money from the lands of Egypt and Canaan was used up, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said,“Give us food! Why should we die before your very eyes because our money has run out?”
16 Then Joseph said,“If your money is gone, bring your livestock, and I will give you food in exchange for your livestock.”
17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph gave them food in exchange for their horses, the livestock of their flocks and herds, and their donkeys. He got them through that year by giving them food in exchange for all their livestock.
18 When that year was over, they came to him the next year and said to him,“We cannot hide from our lord that the money is used up and the livestock and the animals belong to our lord. Nothing remains before our lord except our bodies and our land.
19 Why should we die before your very eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, and we, with our land, will become Pharaoh’s slaves. Give us seed that we may live and not die. Then the land will not become desolate.”
17 Pharaoh said to Joseph,“Say to your brothers,‘Do this: Load your animals and go to the land of Canaan!
18 Get your father and your households and come to me! Then I will give you the best land in Egypt and you will eat the best of the land.’
9 Now go up to my father quickly and tell him,‘This is what your son Joseph says:“God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay!
10 You will live in the land of Goshen, and you will be near me– you, your children, your grandchildren, your flocks, your herds, and everything you have.
11 I will provide you with food there because there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise you would become poor– you, your household, and everyone who belongs to you.”’
25 They replied,“You have saved our lives! You are showing us favor, and we will be Pharaoh’s slaves.”
2 He then said,“Look, I hear that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy grain for us so that we may live and not die.”
28 Jacob sent Judah before him to Joseph to accompany him to Goshen. So they came to the land of Goshen.
10 But they exclaimed,“No, my lord! Your servants have come to buy grain for food!
8 all Joseph’s household, his brothers, and his father’s household. But they left their little children and their flocks and herds in the land of Goshen.
7 They answered him,“Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!
5 So Israel’s sons came to buy grain among the other travelers, for the famine was severe in the land of Canaan.
27 Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen, and they owned land there. They were fruitful and increased rapidly in number.
55 When all the land of Egypt experienced the famine, the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. Pharaoh said to all the people of Egypt,“Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you.”
19 They said,“An Egyptian man rescued us from the shepherds, and he actually drew water for us and watered the flock!”
11 Then a famine occurred throughout Egypt and Canaan, causing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.
1 The Second Journey to Egypt Now the famine was severe in the land.
2 When they finished eating the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them,“Return, buy us a little more food.”
14 You must not say,‘No, we will not stay. Instead we will go and live in the land of Egypt where we will not face war, or hear the enemy’s trumpet calls, or starve for lack of food.’
15 how our ancestors went down into Egypt, and we lived in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians treated us and our ancestors badly.
18 Then Judah approached him and said,“My lord, please allow your servant to speak a word with you. Please do not get angry with your servant, for you are just like Pharaoh.
19 My lord asked his servants,‘Do you have a father or a brother?’
20 They said,“My lord, we did indeed come down the first time to buy food.
18 Then his brothers also came and threw themselves down before him; they said,“Here we are; we are your slaves.”
16 He replied,“I’m looking for my brothers. Please tell me where they are grazing their flocks.”