Genesis 46 in plain modern English. New Ground English Translation.
So set out with everything he had. When he arrived at he offered to the Elohim of his father Isaac.
Elohim spoke to Israel in the "Jacob! Jacob!" he called. "I'm here," Jacob answered.
"I am the El — the Elohim of your father," he said. "Don't be afraid to go down to Egypt, because I will make you into a there.
I myself will go down to Egypt with you, and I myself will also bring you back up again. And Joseph's own hand will
Then Jacob left Beer-sheba. Israel's sons put their father Jacob, along with their children and wives, on the that Pharaoh had sent to transport him.
They took their livestock and the possessions they had accumulated in Canaan, and they went to Egypt — Jacob and all his descendants with him.
He brought his sons and grandsons, his daughters and granddaughters — all his descendants — with him to Egypt.
These are the names of the — Jacob and his descendants — who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
Reuben's sons: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
Simeon's sons: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul — the son of a
Levi's sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Judah's sons: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (Er and Onan had already died in Canaan.) Perez's sons were Hezron and Hamul.
Issachar's sons: Tola, Puvah, Iob, and Shimron.
Zebulun's sons: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
These were the sons Leah bore to Jacob in along with his daughter His sons and daughters numbered thirty-three in all.
Gad's sons: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
Asher's sons: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah — and their sister Beriah's sons were Heber and Malkiel.
These were the sons of whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah. She bore these to Jacob — sixteen people in all.
The sons of Jacob's wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
In Egypt, Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph by daughter of Potiphera, priest of
Benjamin's sons: Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
These were the sons born to Jacob by Rachel — fourteen people in all.
Dan's son: Hushim.
Naphtali's sons: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
These were the sons born to Jacob by whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel — seven people in all.
All the people belonging to Jacob who went to Egypt — his direct descendants, not counting his sons' wives — numbered
Including Joseph's sons who were born to him in Egypt, the total number of Jacob's household who went to Egypt was
Jacob sent ahead of him to Joseph, to get directions to And they arrived in the region of
Joseph hitched up his and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel. As soon as he saw him, he threw his arms around him and for a
Israel said to Joseph, "Now I can die, because I've and know you're still alive."
Then Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's household, "I'll go up and tell Pharaoh. I'll say to him, 'My brothers and my father's household, who were living in Canaan, have come to me.
The men are — they raise livestock. They've brought their flocks and herds and everything they own.'
"When Pharaoh calls for you and asks, 'What do you do for a living?'
you should answer, have raised livestock from our youth until now, just as our fathers did.' That way you'll be allowed to settle in the region of Goshen, because Egyptians consider all shepherds them."