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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Later, Israel began his journey, taking along everything that he owned, and arrived at Beer-sheba, where he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2God spoke to Israel through night visions, addressing him, "Jacob! Jacob!" "Here I am!" Jacob replied. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3"I'm God, your father's God. Don't be afraid to move down to Egypt, because I'm going to turn you into a mighty nation there. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4I'm going down with you to Egypt, and I'm certainly going to bring you back again. And Joseph himself will be with you when you die." |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5So Jacob got up and left Beer-sheba, and Israel's sons carried their father Jacob, their little ones, and their wives in the transport wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry them. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6They took their livestock and their household property that they had acquired in the land of Canaan and traveled to Egypt. Jacob and all of his descendants went with him— |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7including his sons, his grandsons, his daughters, and his granddaughters—every one of his descendants accompanied him to Egypt. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8Here's a list of the names of Israel's sons, that is, of Jacob and his sons who moved to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn; |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9Reuben's sons Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10Simeon's sons Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, who was the son of a Canaanite woman; |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11Levi's sons Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12and Judah's sons Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (Technically, Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan.) Perez's sons were Hezron and Hamul. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13Also included were Issachar's sons Tola, Puvvah, Job, and Shimron; |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14along with Zebulun's sons Sered, Elon, and Jahleel. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15These were all sons from Leah, whom she bore for Jacob in Paddan-aram, along with his daughter Dinah. He had 33 sons and daughters. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16Also included were Gad's sons Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli; |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17Asher's sons Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. Beriah's sons Heber and Malchiel were also included. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18These were all sons from Zilpah, whom Laban had given to his daughter Leah. She bore these sixteen children for Jacob. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19Jacob's wife Rachel's sons were Joseph and Benjamin. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20Joseph's sons born in the land of Egypt were Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On, bore for him. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21Benjamin's sons included Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22These were all the sons of Rachel, who were born for Jacob—fourteen in all. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23Also included were Dan's son Hushim; |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24Naphtali's sons Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25These were sons of Bilhah, whom Laban had given to his daughter Rachel. She bore these children for Jacob—seven in all. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26All of these people, who belonged to Jacob's family, traveled to Egypt. All of Jacob's direct descendants, not including his sons' wives, numbered 66 persons in all. |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27Joseph had two sons born to him in Egypt, and all of Jacob's household who went to Egypt numbered 70. |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28Jacob sent Judah ahead of them to meet with Joseph, who would be guiding them to Goshen, and so they arrived. |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29Joseph prepared his chariot and went to meet his father Israel in Goshen. As soon as Jacob appeared in his presence, he embraced him and wept for a long time as he held on to him. |
| 30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30"Now let me die," Israel told Joseph, "since I've seen your face and confirmed that you're still alive!" |
| 31[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 31But Joseph addressed his brothers and his father's household and told them, "I'll go up and tell Pharaoh that my brothers and my father's household have arrived from Canaan to be with me. |
| 32[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 32I'll mention that the men are shepherds. Because they've been taking care of livestock, they brought along their flocks, their herds, and everything else that they own. |
| 33[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 33When Pharaoh calls for you and asks you 'What's your occupation?' |
| 34[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 34you are to tell him, 'Your servants have been taking care of livestock since we were youths. We and our ancestors have taken care of livestock.' That way, you'll be able to live in the Goshen territory, since shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians." |
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