Genesis 47:1-7 ▼

1 Then Joseph went in and told Pharaoh, and said, |My father and my brothers, with their flocks, their herds, and all that they own, have come from the land of Canaan. And look, they are in the land of Goshen.|

2 And from among his brothers he took five men and presented them before Pharaoh.

3 Then Pharaoh said to his brothers, |What is your occupation?| And they said to Pharaoh, |Your servants are shepherds, both we, and our fathers.|

4 And they said to Pharaoh, |We have come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants’ flocks. For the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. So now, please let your servants live in the land of Goshen.|

5 Then Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, |Your father and your brothers have come to you,

6 and the land of Egypt is before you. Settle your father and your brothers in the best of the land. They may live in the land of Goshen. If you know any able men among them, then put them in charge of my livestock.|

7 Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob, and presented him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.