International Children’s Bible

Genesis 47:6-12 International Children’s Bible (ICB)

6. You may choose any place in Egypt for them to live. Give your father and your brothers the best land. Let them live in the land of Goshen. And if any of them are skilled shepherds, put them in charge of my sheep and cattle.”

7. Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and introduced him to the king. And Jacob blessed the king.

8. Then the king said to Jacob, “How old are you?”

9. Jacob said to him, “My life has been spent wandering from place to place. It has been short, filled with trouble. I have lived only 130 years. My ancestors lived much longer than I.”

10. Then Jacob blessed the king and left.

11. Joseph obeyed the king. He gave his father and brothers the best land in Egypt. It was near the city of Rameses.

12. And Joseph gave his father, his brothers and everyone who lived with them the food they needed.