Parallel Verses King James Version 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. Darby Bible Translation The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land settle thy father and thy brethren: let them dwell in the land of Goshen. And if thou knowest men of activity among them, then set them as overseers of cattle over what I have. World English Bible The land of Egypt is before you. Make your father and your brothers dwell in the best of the land. Let them dwell in the land of Goshen. If you know any able men among them, then put them in charge of my livestock." Young's Literal Translation the 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.' Genesis 47:6 Parallel Commentary Geneva Study BibleThe {b} 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. (b) Joseph's great modesty appears in that he would attempt nothing without the king's commandment.Genesis 47:6 Parallel Commentaries Library Seven Sanctified Thoughts and Mournful Sighs of a Sick Man Ready to Die. Now, forasmuch as God of his infinite mercy doth so temper our pain and sickness, that we are not always oppressed with extremity, but gives us in the midst of our extremities some respite, to ease and refresh ourselves, thou must have an especial care, considering how short a time thou hast either for ever to lose or to obtain heaven, to make use of every breathing time which God affords thee; and during that little time of ease to gather strength against the fits of greater anguish. Therefore, … Lewis Bayly—The Practice of Piety The Shortness and Misery of Life. A Cloud of Witnesses. Cross References Genesis 13:10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. Genesis 20:15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee. Genesis 45:10 And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast: Genesis 45:18 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. Genesis 46:34 That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians. Genesis 47:5 And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee: Genesis 47:11 And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. Jump to Previous Able Activity Best Capable Charge Disposal Dwell Egypt Goshen Livestock RulersJump to Next Able Activity Best Capable Charge Disposal Dwell Egypt Goshen Livestock RulersLinks Genesis 47:6 NIVGenesis 47:6 NLT Genesis 47:6 ESV Genesis 47:6 NASB Genesis 47:6 KJV Genesis 47:6 Bible Apps Genesis 47:6 Biblia Paralela Genesis 47:6 Chinese Bible Genesis 47:6 French Bible Genesis 47:6 German Bible Genesis 47:6 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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