Amplified Bible

Genesis 47:2-7 Amplified Bible (AMP)

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

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

4. Moreover, they said to Pharaoh, We have come to sojourn in the land, for your servants have no pasture for our flocks, for the famine is very severe in Canaan. So now, we pray you, let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.

5. And Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, Your father and your brothers have come to you.

6. The land of Egypt is before you; make your father and your brothers dwell in the best of the land. Let them live in the land of Goshen. And if you know of any men of ability among them, put them in charge of my cattle.

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