New International Reader's Version

Genesis 47:7-13 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

7. Then Joseph brought his father Jacob in. He brought him in to meet Pharaoh. Jacob gave Pharaoh his blessing.

8. Then Pharaoh asked him, "How old are you?"

9. Jacob said to Pharaoh, "The years of my journey through life are 130. My years have been few and hard. They aren't as many as the years of my fathers before me."

10. Jacob gave Pharaoh his blessing. Then he left him.

11. So Joseph settled his father and his brothers in Egypt. He gave them property in the best part of the land, just as Pharaoh had directed him to do. That part was known as the territory of Rameses.

12. Joseph also provided food for his father and brothers. He provided for them and the rest of his father's family. He gave them enough for all of their children.

13. But there wasn't any food in the whole area. In fact, there wasn't enough food anywhere. Both Egypt and Canaan lost their strength because there wasn't enough food to go around.