1. And so Joseph entered and reported to Pharaoh, saying: "My father and brothers, their sheep and herds, and everything that they possess, have arrived from the land of Canaan. And behold, they stand together in the land of Goshen."
2. Likewise, he stood in the sight of the king five men, the last of his brothers.
3. And he questioned them, "What do you have for work?" They responded: "Your servants are pastors of sheep, both we and our fathers.
4. We came to sojourn in your land, because there is no grass for the flocks of your servants, the famine being very grievous in the land of Canaan. And we petition you that you may order us, your servants, to be in the land of Goshen."
5. And so the king said to Joseph: "Your father and brothers have come to you.
6. The land of Egypt is in your sight. Cause them to live in the best place, and deliver to them the land of Goshen. And if you know there to be industrious men among them, appoint these as foremen over my cattle."
7. After this, Joseph brought in his father to the king, and he stood him in his sight. He blessed him,
8. and he questioned him: "How many are the days of the years of your life?"
9. He responded, "The days of my sojourn are one hundred and thirty years, few and unworthy, and they do not reach even to the days of the sojourning of my fathers."