Genesis 47:4

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and they say unto Pharaoh, `To sojourn in the land we have come, for there is no pasture for the flock which thy servants have, for grievous `is' the famine in the land of Canaan; and now, let thy servants, we pray thee, dwell in the land of Goshen.'

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 46:34 : 34 that ye have said, Thy servants have been men of cattle from our youth, even until now, both we and our fathers, -- in order that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen, for the abomination of the Egyptians is every one feeding a flock.'
  • Deut 26:5 : 5 `And thou hast answered and said before Jehovah thy God, A perishing Aramaean `is' my father! and he goeth down to Egypt, and sojourneth there with few men, and becometh there a nation, great, mighty, and numerous;
  • Gen 15:13 : 13 and He saith to Abram, `knowing -- know that thy seed is a sojourner in a land not theirs, and they have served them, and they have afflicted them four hundred years,
  • Gen 43:1 : 1 And the famine `is' severe in the land;
  • Acts 7:11 : 11 `And there came a dearth upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation, and our fathers were not finding sustenance,
  • Ps 105:23 : 23 And Israel cometh in to Egypt, And Jacob hath sojourned in the land of Ham.
  • Isa 52:4 : 4 For thus said the Lord Jehovah: `To Egypt My people went down at first to sojourn there, And Asshur -- for nought he hath oppressed it.
  • Acts 7:6 : 6 `And God spake thus, That his seed shall be sojourning in a strange land, and they shall cause it to serve, and shall do it evil four hundred years,
  • Gen 12:10 : 10 And there is a famine in the land, and Abram goeth down towards Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine `is' grievous in the land;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 47:1-3
    3 verses
    85%

    1And Joseph cometh, and declareth to Pharaoh, and saith, `My father, and my brethren, and their flock, and their herd, and all they have, have come from the land of Canaan, and lo, they `are' in the land of Goshen.'

    2And out of his brethren he hath taken five men, and setteth them before Pharaoh;

    3and Pharaoh saith unto his brethren, `What `are' your works?' and they say unto Pharaoh, `Thy servants `are' feeders of a flock, both we and our fathers;'

  • Gen 46:31-34
    4 verses
    81%

    31And Joseph saith unto his brethren, and unto the house of his father, `I go up, and declare to Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and the house of my father who `are' in the land of Canaan have come in unto me;

    32and the men `are' feeders of a flock, for they have been men of cattle; and their flock, and their herd, and all that they have, they have brought.'

    33`And it hath come to pass when Pharaoh calleth for you, and hath said, What `are' your works?

    34that ye have said, Thy servants have been men of cattle from our youth, even until now, both we and our fathers, -- in order that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen, for the abomination of the Egyptians is every one feeding a flock.'

  • Gen 47:5-6
    2 verses
    80%

    5And Pharaoh speaketh unto Joseph, saying, `Thy father and thy brethren have come unto thee:

    6the land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land cause thy father and thy brethren to dwell -- they dwell in the land of Goshen, and if thou hast known, and there are among them men of ability, then thou hast set them heads over the cattle I have.'

  • Gen 47:15-19
    5 verses
    80%

    15And the silver is consumed out of the land of Egypt, and out of the land of Canaan, and all the Egyptians come in unto Joseph, saying, `Give to us bread -- why do we die before thee, though the money hath ceased?'

    16and Joseph saith, `Give your cattle; and I give to you for your cattle, if the money hath ceased.'

    17And they bring in their cattle unto Joseph, and Joseph giveth to them bread, for the horses, and for the cattle of the flock, and for the cattle of the herd, and for the asses; and he tendeth them with bread, for all their cattle, during that year.

    18And that year is finished, and they come in unto him on the second year, and say to him, `We do not hide from my lord, that since the money hath been finished, and possession of the cattle `is' unto my lord, there hath not been left before my lord save our bodies, and our ground;

    19why do we die before thine eyes, both we and our ground? buy us and our ground for bread, and we and our ground are servants to Pharaoh; and give seed, and we live, and die not, and the ground is not desolate.'

  • Gen 45:17-18
    2 verses
    78%

    17and Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, `Say unto thy brethren, This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, enter ye the land of Canaan,

    18and take your father, and your households, and come unto me, and I give to you the good of the land of Egypt, and eat ye the fat of the land.

  • Gen 45:9-11
    3 verses
    76%

    9`Haste, and go up unto my father, then ye have said to him, Thus said Joseph thy son, God hath set me for lord to all Egypt; come down unto me, stay not,

    10and thou hast dwelt in the land of Goshen, and been near unto me, thou and thy sons, and thy son's sons, and thy flock, and thy herd, and all that thou hast,

    11and I have nourished thee there -- for yet `are' five years of famine -- lest thou become poor, thou and thy household, and all that thou hast.

  • 25And they say, `Thou hast revived us; we find grace in the eyes of my lord, and have been servants to Pharaoh;'

  • 2he saith also, `Lo, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt, go down thither, and buy for us from thence, and we live and do not die;'

  • 28And Judah he hath sent before him unto Joseph, to direct before him to Goshen, and they come into the land of Goshen;

  • 10And they say unto him, `No, my lord, but thy servants have come to buy food;

  • 8and all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and the house of his father; only their infants, and their flock, and their herd, have they left in the land of Goshen;

  • 7and they say unto him, `Why doth my lord speak according to these words? far be it from thy servants to do according to this word;

  • 5And the sons of Israel come to buy in the midst of those coming, for the famine hath been in the land of Canaan,

  • 27And Israel dwelleth in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen, and they have possession in it, and are fruitful, and multiply exceedingly;

  • 55and all the land of Egypt is famished, and the people crieth unto Pharaoh for bread, and Pharaoh saith to all the Egyptians, `Go unto Joseph; that which he saith to you -- do.'

  • 19and they say, `A man, an Egyptian, hath delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also hath diligently drawn for us, and watereth the flock;'

  • 11`And there came a dearth upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation, and our fathers were not finding sustenance,

  • Gen 43:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1And the famine `is' severe in the land;

    2and it cometh to pass, when they have finished eating the corn which they brought from Egypt, that their father saith unto them, `Turn back, buy for us a little food.'

  • 14saying, No; but the land of Egypt we enter, that we see no war, and the sound of a trumpet do not hear, and for bread be not hungry; and there do we dwell.

  • 15that our fathers go down to Egypt, and we dwell in Egypt many days, and the Egyptians do evil to us and to our fathers;

  • Gen 44:18-19
    2 verses
    72%

    18And Judah cometh nigh unto him, and saith, `O, my lord, let thy servant speak, I pray thee, a word in the ears of my lord, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant -- for thou art as Pharaoh.

    19My lord hath asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father or brother?

  • 20and say, `O, my lord, we really come down at the commencement to buy food;

  • 18And his brethren also go and fall before him, and say, `Lo, we `are' to thee for servants.'

  • 16and he saith, `My brethren I am seeking, declare to me, I pray thee, where they are feeding?'