GENESIS Chapter 47
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47:1 So Joseph took
five of his brothers and went to the king. He told him, "My father and
my brothers have come from Canaan with their flocks, their herds, and all
that they own. They are now in the region of Goshen." |
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47:2 He then
presented his brothers to the king. |
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47:3 The king asked
them, "What is your occupation?" "We are shepherds, sir, just
as our ancestors were," they answered. |
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47:4 "We have
come to live in this country, because in the land of Canaan the famine is so
severe that there is no pasture for our flocks. Please give us permission to
live in the region of Goshen." |
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47:5 The king said
to Joseph, "Now that your father and your brothers have arrived, |
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47:6 the land of
Egypt is theirs. Let them settle in the region of Goshen, the best part of
the land. And if there are any capable men among them, put them in charge of
my own livestock." |
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47:7
Then Joseph
brought his father Jacob and presented him to the king. Jacob gave the king
his blessing, |
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47:8 and the king asked
him, "How old are you?" |
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47:9 Jacob
answered, "My life of wandering has lasted a hundred and thirty years.
Those years have been few and difficult, unlike the long years of my
ancestors in their wanderings." |
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47:10 Jacob gave the
king a farewell blessing and left. |
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47:11
Then Joseph
settled his father and his brothers in Egypt, giving them property in the
best of the land near the city of Rameses, as the
king had commanded. |
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47:12 Joseph
provided food for his father, his brothers, and all the rest of his father's
family, including the very youngest. |
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47:13 The famine was
so severe that there was no food anywhere, and the people of Egypt and Canaan
became weak with hunger. |
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47:14 As they bought
grain, Joseph collected all the money and took it to the palace. |
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47:15 When all the
money in Egypt and Canaan was spent, the Egyptians came to Joseph and said,
"Give us food! Don't let us die. Do something! Our money is all
gone." |
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47:16 Joseph
answered, "Bring your livestock; I will give you food in exchange for it
if your money is all gone." |
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47:17 So they
brought their livestock to Joseph, and he gave them food in exchange for
their horses, sheep, goats, cattle, and donkeys. That year he supplied them
with food in exchange for all their livestock. |
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47:18 The following
year they came to him and said, "We will not hide the fact from you, sir, that our money is all gone and our livestock belongs
to you. There is nothing left to give you except our bodies and our lands. |
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47:19 Don't let us
die. Do something! Don't let our fields be deserted. Buy us and our land in
exchange for food. We will be the king's slaves, and he will own our land.
Give us grain to keep us alive and seed so that we can plant our
fields." |
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47:20 Joseph bought
all the land in Egypt for the king. Every Egyptian was forced to sell his
land, because the famine was so severe; and all the land became the king's
property. |
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47:21 Joseph made
slaves of the people from one end of Egypt to the other. |
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47:22 The only land
he did not buy was the land that belonged to the priests. They did not have
to sell their lands, because the king gave them an allowance to live on. |
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47:23 Joseph said to
the people, "You see, I have now bought you and your lands for the king.
Here is seed for you to sow in your fields. |
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47:24 At the time of
harvest you must give one-fifth to the king. You can use the rest for seed
and for food for yourselves and your families." |
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47:25 They answered,
"You have saved our lives; you have been good to us, sir, and we will be
the king's slaves." |
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47:26
So Joseph
made it a law for the land of Egypt that one-fifth of the harvest should
belong to the king. This law still remains in force today. Only the lands of
the priests did not become the king's property. |
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47:27 The Israelites
lived in Egypt in the region of Goshen, where they became rich and had many
children. |
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47:28 Jacob lived in
Egypt seventeen years, until he was a hundred and forty-seven years old. |
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47:29 When the time
drew near for him to die, he called for his son Joseph and said to him,
"Place your hand between my thighs and make a solemn vow that you will
not bury me in Egypt. |
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47:30 I want to be
buried where my fathers are; carry me out of Egypt and bury me where they are
buried." Joseph answered, "I will do as you say." |
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47:31 Jacob said,
"Make a vow that you will." Joseph made the vow, and Jacob gave
thanks there on his bed. |
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