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Genesis 46
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46Later, Israel began his journey, taking along everything that he owned, and arrived at Beersheba, where he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.H3478H5265H935H884H2076H2077H430H1H3327
2God spoke to Israel through night visions, addressing him, "Jacob! Jacob!" "Here I am!" Jacob replied.H430H559H3478H4759H3915H559H3290H3290H559
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.H559H410H430H1H3372H3381H4714H7760H1419H1471
4I'm going down with you to Egypt, and I'm certainly going to bring you back again. And Joseph will close your eyes."H3381H4714H5927H5927H3130H7896H3027H5869
5So Jacob got up and left Beersheba, 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.H3290H6965H884H1121H3478H5375H3290H1H2945H802H5699H6547H7971H5375
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 -H3947H4735H7399H7408H776H3667H935H4714H3290H2233
7including his sons, his grandsons, his daughters, and his granddaughters - every one of his descendants accompanied him to Egypt.H1121H1121H1121H1323H1121H1323H2233H935H4714
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;H8034H1121H3478H935H4714H3290H1121H7205H3290H1060
9Reuben's sons Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi;H1121H7205H2585H6396H2696H3756
10Simeon's sons Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, who was the son of a Canaanite woman;H1121H8095H3223H3226H161H3199H6714H7586H1121H3669
11Levi's sons Gershon, Kohath, and Merari;H1121H3878H1648H6955H4847
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 Hammul.H1121H3063H6147H209H7956H6557H2226H6147H209H4191H776H3667H1121H6557H2696H2538
13Also included were Issachar's sons Tola, Puvvah, Job, and Shimron;H1121H3485H8439H6312H3102H8110
14along with Zebulun's sons Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.H1121H2074H5624H356H3177
15These were all sons from Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-Aram, along with his daughter Dinah. His sons and daughters numbered 33.12H1121H3812H3205H3290H6307H1323H1783H5315H1121H1323H7970H7969
16Also included were Gad's sons Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli;H1121H1410H6837H2291H7764H675H6179H722H692
17Asher's sons Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. Beriah's sons Heber and Malchiel were also included.H1121H836H3232H3438H3440H1283H8294H269H1121H1283H2268H4439
18These were all sons from Zilpah, whom Laban had given to his daughter Leah. She bore these sixteen persons to Jacob.H1121H2153H3837H5414H3812H1323H3205H3290H6240H8337H5315
19Jacob's wife Rachel's sons were Joseph and Benjamin.H1121H7354H3290H802H3130H1144
20Joseph's son born in the land of Egypt included Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On, bore to him.H3130H776H4714H3205H4519H669H621H1323H6319H3548H204H3205
21Benjamin's sons included Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.H1121H1144H1106H1071H788H1617H5283H278H7220H4649H2650H714
22These were all the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob - fourteen persons in all.H1121H7354H3205H3290H5315H702H6240
23Also included were Dan's son Hushim;H1121H1835H2366
24Naphtali's sons Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.H1121H5321H3183H1476H3337H8006
25There were sons of Bilhah, whom Laban had given to his daughter Rachel. She bore these children to Jacob - seven persons in all.H1121H1090H3837H5414H7354H1323H3205H3290H5315H7651
26All of these people, who belonged to Jacob's family, traveled to Egypt. All of his direct descendants, not including Jacob's sons' wives, numbered 66 persons in all.H5315H935H3290H4714H3318H3409H3290H1121H802H5315H8346H8337
27Joseph had two sons borne to him in Egypt, and all of the people who came to Egypt of Jacob's household numbered 70.H1121H3130H3205H4714H8147H5315H5315H1004H3290H935H4714H7657
28He sent Judah ahead of them to meet with Joseph, who would be guiding them to Goshen, and so they arrived.H7971H3063H6440H3130H3384H6440H1657H935H776H1657
29Joseph prepared his chariot and went to meet his father Israel in Goshen. As soon as Jacob appeared in his presence, he fell on his neck and wept on his neck for a long time.H3130H631H4818H5927H7125H3478H1H1657H7200H5307H6677H1058H6677H5750
30"Now let me die," Israel told Joseph, since I've seen your face and confirmed that you're still alive!"H3478H559H3130H6471H4191H310H7200H6440H5750H2416
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.H3130H559H251H1H1004H5927H5046H6547H559H251H1H1004H776H3667H935
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.H582H7462H6629H4735H935H6629H1241
33When Pharaoh calls for you and asks you 'What's your occupation'H6547H7121H559H4639
34you are to tell him, 'Your servants have been taking care of livestock from our youth right up to this day. This includes we and our ancestors.' That way, you'll be able to live in the Goshen territory, since shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians."H559H5650H582H4735H5271H1H3427H776H1657H7462H6629H8441H4714


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