Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version and bring your father and your families back to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt and you can enjoy the fat of the land.’ New Living Translation Then get your father and all of your families, and return here to me. I will give you the very best land in Egypt, and you will eat from the best that the land produces.’” English Standard Version and take your father and your households, and come to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat the fat of the land.’ Berean Standard Bible Then bring your father and your families and return to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat from the fat of the land.’ King James Bible And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land. New King James Version Bring your father and your households and come to me; I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the land. New American Standard Bible and take your father and your households and come to me; and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the land.’ NASB 1995 and take your father and your households and come to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt and you will eat the fat of the land.’ NASB 1977 and take your father and your households and come to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt and you shall eat the fat of the land.’ Legacy Standard Bible and take your father and your households and come to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the land.’ Amplified Bible and get your father and your households and come to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt and you will eat the fat (the finest produce) of the land.’ Christian Standard Bible Get your father and your families, and come back to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you can eat from the richness of the land.’ Holman Christian Standard Bible Get your father and your families, and come back to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you can eat from the richness of the land.’ American Standard Version and take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And take your father and the people of your house and bring them to me, and I shall give you the good of the land of Egypt, and eat the fat of the land.’ Brenton Septuagint Translation And take up your father, and your possessions, and come to me; and I will give you of all the goods of Egypt, and ye shall eat the marrow of the land. Contemporary English Version Tell them to bring their father and their families here. I will give them the best land in Egypt, and they can eat and enjoy everything that grows there. Douay-Rheims Bible And bring away from thence your father and kindred, and come to me: and I will give you all the good things of Egypt, that you may eat the marrow of the land. English Revised Version and take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land. GOD'S WORD® Translation Take your father and your families, and come to me. I will give you the best land in Egypt. Then you can enjoy the best food in the land.' Good News Translation Let them get their father and their families and come back here. I will give them the best land in Egypt, and they will have more than enough to live on. International Standard Version get your father and your households, and come back to me. I'll give you the best of the land of Egypt and you can live off the abundance of the land.' JPS Tanakh 1917 and take your father and your households, and come unto me; and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land. Literal Standard Version and take your father, and your households, and come to me, and I give to you the good of the land of Egypt, and you eat the fat of the land. Majority Standard Bible Then bring your father and your families and return to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat from the fat of the land.’ New American Bible There get your father and your households, and then come to me; I will assign you the best land in Egypt, where you will live off the fat of the land.’ NET Bible 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.' New Revised Standard Version Take your father and your households and come to me, so that I may give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you may enjoy the fat of the land.’ New Heart English Bible Take your father and your families and come to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the richness of the land.' Webster's Bible Translation And take your father, and your households, and come to me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land. World English Bible Take your father and your households, and come to me, and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the land.’ Young's Literal Translation and 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Pharaoh Invites Jacob to Egypt…17Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do as follows: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan. 18Then bring your father and your families and return to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat from the fat of the land.’ 19You are also directed to tell them: ‘Take wagons from the land of Egypt for your young children and your wives, and bring your father and come back.… Cross References Genesis 27:28 May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth--an abundance of grain and new wine. Genesis 45:17 Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Tell your brothers, 'Do as follows: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan. Genesis 46:34 you are to say, 'Your servants have raised livestock ever since our youth--both we and our fathers.' Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians." Genesis 47:6 the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They may dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know of any talented men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock." Treasury of Scripture And take your father and your households, and come to me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat the fat of the land. the fat. Genesis 27:28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: Genesis 47:6 The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle. Numbers 18:12,29 All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the LORD, them have I given thee… Jump to Previous Best Eat Egypt Enjoy Families Fat Good HouseholdsJump to Next Best Eat Egypt Enjoy Families Fat Good HouseholdsGenesis 45 1. Joseph makes himself known to his brothers.5. He comforts them in God's providence. 9. He sends for his father. 16. Pharaoh confirms it. 21. Joseph furnishes then for their journey. 25. Jacob is revived with the news. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then bringוּקְח֧וּ (ū·qə·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 3947: To take your father אֲבִיכֶ֛ם (’ă·ḇî·ḵem) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 1: Father and your families בָּתֵּיכֶ֖ם (bāt·tê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 1004: A house and return וּבֹ֣אוּ (ū·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to me. אֵלָ֑י (’ê·lāy) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to I will give וְאֶתְּנָ֣ה (wə·’et·tə·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set you אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case the best טוּב֙ (ṭūḇ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2898: Good, goodness, beauty, gladness, welfare of the land אֶ֣רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land of Egypt, מִצְרַ֔יִם (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa and you shall eat וְאִכְל֖וּ (wə·’iḵ·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 398: To eat from the fat חֵ֥לֶב (ḥê·leḇ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2459: Fat, richest, choice part of the land.’ הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land Links Genesis 45:18 NIVGenesis 45:18 NLT Genesis 45:18 ESV Genesis 45:18 NASB Genesis 45:18 KJV Genesis 45:18 BibleApps.com Genesis 45:18 Biblia Paralela Genesis 45:18 Chinese Bible Genesis 45:18 French Bible Genesis 45:18 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 45:18 Take your father and your households (Gen. 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