Genesis 46:19 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG)

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¹⁹ The sons ^H1121 of Rachel ^H7354 Jacob's ^H3290 wife; ^H802 Joseph, ^H3130 and Benjamin. ^H1144

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Genesis 44:27 STRONG

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And thy servant ^H5650 my father ^H1 said ^H559 unto us, Ye know ^H3045 that my wife ^H802 bare ^H3205 me two ^H8147 sons:

Genesis 29:18 STRONG

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And Jacob ^H3290 loved ^H157 Rachel; ^H7354 and said, ^H559 I will serve ^H5647 thee seven ^H7651 years ^H8141 for Rachel ^H7354 thy younger ^H6996 daughter. ^H1323

Genesis 30:24 STRONG

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And she called ^H7121 his name ^H8034 Joseph; ^H3130 and said, ^H559 The LORD ^H3068 shall add ^H3254 to me another ^H312 son. ^H1121

And they journeyed ^H5265 from Bethel; ^H1008 and there was but ^H5750 a little ^H3530 way ^H776 to come ^H935 to Ephrath: ^H672 and Rachel ^H7354 travailed, ^H3205 and she had hard ^H7185 labour. ^H3205 And it came to pass, when she was in hard ^H7185 labour, ^H3205 that the midwife ^H3205 said ^H559 unto her, Fear ^H3372 not; thou shalt have this son ^H1121 also. And it came to pass, as her soul ^H5315 was in departing, ^H3318 (for she died ^H4191 ) that she called ^H7121 his name ^H8034 Benoni: ^H1126 but his father ^H1 called ^H7121 him Benjamin. ^H1144

Genesis 35:24 STRONG

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The sons ^H1121 of Rachel; ^H7354 Joseph, ^H3130 and Benjamin: ^H1144

Genesis 37:1-36 STRONG

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And Jacob ^H3290 dwelt ^H3427 in the land ^H776 wherein his father ^H1 was a stranger, ^H4033 in the land ^H776 of Canaan. ^H3667 These are the generations ^H8435 of Jacob. ^H3290 Joseph, ^H3130 being seventeen ^H6240 ^H7651 years ^H8141 old, ^H1121 was feeding ^H7462 the flock ^H6629 with his brethren; ^H251 and the lad ^H5288 was with the sons ^H1121 of Bilhah, ^H1090 and with the sons ^H1121 of Zilpah, ^H2153 his father's ^H1 wives: ^H802 and Joseph ^H3130 brought ^H935 unto his father ^H1 their evil ^H7451 report. ^H1681 Now Israel ^H3478 loved ^H157 Joseph ^H3130 more than all his children, ^H1121 because he was the son ^H1121 of his old age: ^H2208 and he made ^H6213 him a coat ^H3801 of many colours. ^H6446 And when his brethren ^H251 saw ^H7200 that their father ^H1 loved ^H157 him more than all his brethren, ^H251 they hated ^H8130 him, and could ^H3201 not speak ^H1696 peaceably ^H7965 unto him. And Joseph ^H3130 dreamed ^H2492 a dream, ^H2472 and he told ^H5046 it his brethren: ^H251 and they hated ^H8130 him yet the more. ^H3254 And he said ^H559 unto them, Hear, ^H8085 I pray you, this dream ^H2472 which I have dreamed: ^H2492 For, behold, we were binding ^H481 ^H8432 sheaves ^H485 in the field, ^H7704 and, lo, my sheaf ^H485 arose, ^H6965 and also stood upright; ^H5324 and, behold, your sheaves ^H485 stood round about, ^H5437 and made obeisance ^H7812 to my sheaf. ^H485 And his brethren ^H251 said ^H559 to him, Shalt thou indeed ^H4427 reign ^H4427 over us? or shalt thou indeed ^H4910 have dominion ^H4910 over us? And they hated ^H8130 him yet the more ^H3254 for his dreams, ^H2472 and for his words. ^H1697 And he dreamed ^H2492 yet another ^H312 dream, ^H2472 and told ^H5608 it his brethren, ^H251 and said, ^H559 Behold, I have dreamed ^H2492 a dream ^H2472 more; and, behold, the sun ^H8121 and the moon ^H3394 and the eleven ^H6240 ^H259 stars ^H3556 made obeisance ^H7812 to me. And he told ^H5608 it to his father, ^H1 and to his brethren: ^H251 and his father ^H1 rebuked ^H1605 him, and said ^H559 unto him, What is this dream ^H2472 that thou hast dreamed? ^H2492 Shall I and thy mother ^H517 and thy brethren ^H251 indeed ^H935 come ^H935 to bow down ^H7812 ourselves to thee to the earth? ^H776 And his brethren ^H251 envied ^H7065 him; but his father ^H1 observed ^H8104 the saying. ^H1697 And his brethren ^H251 went ^H3212 to feed ^H7462 their father's ^H1 flock ^H6629 in Shechem. ^H7927 And Israel ^H3478 said ^H559 unto Joseph, ^H3130 Do not thy brethren ^H251 feed ^H7462 the flock in Shechem? ^H7927 come, ^H3212 and I will send thee ^H7971 unto them. And he said ^H559 to him, Here am I. And he said ^H559 to him, Go, ^H3212 I pray thee, see ^H7200 whether it be well ^H7965 with thy brethren, ^H251 and well ^H7965 with the flocks; ^H6629 and bring ^H7725 me word ^H1697 again. ^H7725 So he sent ^H7971 him out of the vale ^H6010 of Hebron, ^H2275 and he came ^H935 to Shechem. ^H7927 And a certain man ^H376 found him, ^H4672 and, behold, he was wandering ^H8582 in the field: ^H7704 and the man ^H376 asked him, ^H7592 saying, ^H559 What seekest ^H1245 thou? And he said, ^H559 I seek ^H1245 my brethren: ^H251 tell ^H5046 me, I pray thee, where ^H375 they feed ^H7462 their flocks. And the man ^H376 said, ^H559 They are departed ^H5265 hence; ^H2088 for I heard ^H8085 them say, ^H559 Let us go ^H3212 to Dothan. ^H1886 And Joseph ^H3130 went ^H3212 after ^H310 his brethren, ^H251 and found ^H4672 them in Dothan. ^H1886 And when they saw ^H7200 him afar off, ^H7350 even before he came near ^H7126 unto them, they conspired ^H5230 against him to slay ^H4191 him. And they said ^H559 one ^H376 to another, ^H251 Behold, this ^H1976 dreamer ^H1167 ^H2472 cometh. ^H935 Come ^H3212 now therefore, and let us slay ^H2026 him, and cast ^H7993 him into some ^H259 pit, ^H953 and we will say, ^H559 Some evil ^H7451 beast ^H2416 hath devoured ^H398 him: and we shall see ^H7200 what will become of his dreams. ^H2472 And Reuben ^H7205 heard ^H8085 it, and he delivered ^H5337 him out of their hands; ^H3027 and said, ^H559 Let us not kill ^H5221 ^H5315 him. And Reuben ^H7205 said ^H559 unto them, Shed ^H8210 no blood, ^H1818 but cast ^H7993 him into this pit ^H953 that is in the wilderness, ^H4057 and lay ^H7971 no hand ^H3027 upon him; that he might rid ^H5337 him out of their hands, ^H3027 to deliver ^H7725 him to his father ^H1 again. ^H7725 And it came to pass, when Joseph ^H3130 was come ^H935 unto his brethren, ^H251 that they stript ^H6584 ^H853 Joseph ^H3130 out of ^H854 his coat, ^H3801 his coat ^H3801 of many colours ^H6446 that was on him; And they took ^H3947 him, and cast ^H7993 him into a pit: ^H953 and the pit ^H953 was empty, ^H7386 there was no water ^H4325 in it. And they sat down ^H3427 to eat ^H398 bread: ^H3899 and they lifted up ^H5375 their eyes ^H5869 and looked, ^H7200 and, behold, a company ^H736 of Ishmeelites ^H3459 came ^H935 from Gilead ^H1568 with their camels ^H1581 bearing ^H5375 spicery ^H5219 and balm ^H6875 and myrrh, ^H3910 going ^H1980 to carry it down ^H3381 to Egypt. ^H4714 And Judah ^H3063 said ^H559 unto his brethren, ^H251 What profit ^H1215 is it if we slay ^H2026 our brother, ^H251 and conceal ^H3680 his blood? ^H1818 Come, ^H3212 and let us sell ^H4376 him to the Ishmeelites, ^H3459 and let not our hand ^H3027 be upon him; for he is our brother ^H251 and our flesh. ^H1320 And his brethren ^H251 were content. ^H8085 Then there passed ^H5674 by Midianites ^H4084 merchantmen; ^H582 ^H5503 and they drew ^H4900 and lifted up ^H5927 Joseph ^H3130 out of the pit, ^H953 and sold ^H4376 Joseph ^H3130 to the Ishmeelites ^H3459 for twenty ^H6242 pieces of silver: ^H3701 and they brought ^H935 Joseph ^H3130 into Egypt. ^H4714 And Reuben ^H7205 returned ^H7725 unto the pit; ^H953 and, behold, Joseph ^H3130 was not in the pit; ^H953 and he rent ^H7167 his clothes. ^H899 And he returned ^H7725 unto his brethren, ^H251 and said, ^H559 The child ^H3206 is not; and I, whither ^H575 shall I go? ^H935 And they took ^H3947 Joseph's ^H3130 coat, ^H3801 and killed ^H7819 a kid ^H8163 of the goats, ^H5795 and dipped ^H2881 the coat ^H3801 in the blood; ^H1818 And they sent ^H7971 the coat ^H3801 of many colours, ^H6446 and they brought ^H935 it to their father; ^H1 and said, ^H559 This have we found: ^H4672 know ^H5234 now whether it be thy son's ^H1121 coat ^H3801 or no. And he knew it, ^H5234 and said, ^H559 It is my son's ^H1121 coat; ^H3801 an evil ^H7451 beast ^H2416 hath devoured ^H398 him; Joseph ^H3130 is without doubt ^H2963 rent in pieces. ^H2963 And Jacob ^H3290 rent ^H7167 his clothes, ^H8071 and put ^H7760 sackcloth ^H8242 upon his loins, ^H4975 and mourned ^H56 for his son ^H1121 many ^H7227 days. ^H3117 And all his sons ^H1121 and all his daughters ^H1323 rose up ^H6965 to comfort ^H5162 him; but he refused ^H3985 to be comforted; ^H5162 and he said, ^H559 For I will go down ^H3381 into the grave ^H7585 unto my son ^H1121 mourning. ^H57 Thus his father ^H1 wept ^H1058 for him. And the Midianites ^H4092 sold ^H4376 him into Egypt ^H4714 unto Potiphar, ^H6318 an officer ^H5631 of Pharaoh's, ^H6547 and captain ^H8269 of the guard. ^H2876

Genesis 47:1-31 STRONG

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Then Joseph ^H3130 came ^H935 and told ^H5046 Pharaoh, ^H6547 and said, ^H559 My father ^H1 and my brethren, ^H251 and their flocks, ^H6629 and their herds, ^H1241 and all that they have, are come out ^H935 of the land ^H776 of Canaan; ^H3667 and, behold, they are in the land ^H776 of Goshen. ^H1657 And he took ^H3947 some ^H7097 of his brethren, ^H251 even five ^H2568 men, ^H582 and presented ^H3322 them unto ^H6440 Pharaoh. ^H6547 And Pharaoh ^H6547 said ^H559 unto his brethren, ^H251 What is your occupation? ^H4639 And they said ^H559 unto Pharaoh, ^H6547 Thy servants ^H5650 are shepherds, ^H7462 ^H6629 both we, and also our fathers. ^H1 They said ^H559 moreover unto Pharaoh, ^H6547 For to sojourn ^H1481 in the land ^H776 are we come; ^H935 for thy servants ^H5650 have no pasture ^H4829 for their flocks; ^H6629 for the famine ^H7458 is sore ^H3515 in the land ^H776 of Canaan: ^H3667 now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants ^H5650 dwell ^H3427 in the land ^H776 of Goshen. ^H1657 And Pharaoh ^H6547 spake ^H559 unto Joseph, ^H3130 saying, ^H559 Thy father ^H1 and thy brethren ^H251 are come ^H935 unto thee: The land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714 is before thee; ^H6440 in the best ^H4315 of the land ^H776 make ^H3427 thy father ^H1 and brethren ^H251 to dwell; ^H3427 in the land ^H776 of Goshen ^H1657 let them dwell: ^H3427 and if thou knowest ^H3045 ^H3426 any men ^H582 of activity ^H2428 among them, then make them ^H7760 rulers ^H8269 over my cattle. ^H4735 And Joseph ^H3130 brought in ^H935 Jacob ^H3290 his father, ^H1 and set him ^H5975 before ^H6440 Pharaoh: ^H6547 and Jacob ^H3290 blessed ^H1288 Pharaoh. ^H6547 And Pharaoh ^H6547 said ^H559 unto Jacob, ^H3290 How ^H4100 old ^H2416 ^H3117 ^H8141 art thou? And Jacob ^H3290 said ^H559 unto Pharaoh, ^H6547 The days ^H3117 of the years ^H8141 of my pilgrimage ^H4033 are an hundred ^H3967 and thirty ^H7970 years: ^H8141 few ^H4592 and evil ^H7451 have the days ^H3117 of the years ^H8141 of my life ^H2416 been, and have not attained ^H5381 unto the days ^H3117 of the years ^H8141 of the life ^H2416 of my fathers ^H1 in the days ^H3117 of their pilgrimage. ^H4033 And Jacob ^H3290 blessed ^H1288 Pharaoh, ^H6547 and went out ^H3318 from before ^H6440 Pharaoh. ^H6547 And Joseph ^H3130 placed ^H3427 his father ^H1 and his brethren, ^H251 and gave ^H5414 them a possession ^H272 in the land ^H776 of Egypt, ^H4714 in the best ^H4315 of the land, ^H776 in the land ^H776 of Rameses, ^H7486 as Pharaoh ^H6547 had commanded. ^H6680 And Joseph ^H3130 nourished ^H3557 his father, ^H1 and his brethren, ^H251 and all his father's ^H1 household, ^H1004 with bread, ^H3899 according ^H6310 to their families. ^H2945 And there was no bread ^H3899 in all the land; ^H776 for the famine ^H7458 was very ^H3966 sore, ^H3515 so that the land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714 and all the land ^H776 of Canaan ^H3667 fainted ^H3856 by reason ^H6440 of the famine. ^H7458 And Joseph ^H3130 gathered up ^H3950 all the money ^H3701 that was found ^H4672 in the land ^H776 of Egypt, ^H4714 and in the land ^H776 of Canaan, ^H3667 for the corn ^H7668 which they bought: ^H7666 and Joseph ^H3130 brought ^H935 the money ^H3701 into Pharaoh's ^H6547 house. ^H1004 And when money ^H3701 failed ^H8552 in the land ^H776 of Egypt, ^H4714 and in the land ^H776 of Canaan, ^H3667 all the Egyptians ^H4714 came ^H935 unto Joseph, ^H3130 and said, ^H559 Give ^H3051 us bread: ^H3899 for why should we die ^H4191 in thy presence? for the money ^H3701 faileth. ^H656 And Joseph ^H3130 said, ^H559 Give ^H3051 your cattle; ^H4735 and I will give ^H5414 you for your cattle, ^H4735 if money ^H3701 fail. ^H656 And they brought ^H935 their cattle ^H4735 unto Joseph: ^H3130 and Joseph ^H3130 gave ^H5414 them bread ^H3899 in exchange for horses, ^H5483 and for the flocks, ^H6629 and for the cattle ^H4735 of the herds, ^H1241 and for the asses: ^H2543 and he fed ^H5095 them with bread ^H3899 for all their cattle ^H4735 for that year. ^H8141 When that year ^H8141 was ended, ^H8552 they came ^H935 unto him the second ^H8145 year, ^H8141 and said ^H559 unto him, We will not hide ^H3582 it from my lord, ^H113 how that our money ^H3701 is spent; ^H8552 my lord ^H113 also hath ^H413 our herds ^H4735 of cattle; ^H929 there is not ought left ^H7604 in the sight ^H6440 of my lord, ^H113 but our bodies, ^H1472 and our lands: ^H127 Wherefore shall we die ^H4191 before thine eyes, ^H5869 both we and our land? ^H127 buy ^H7069 us and our land ^H127 for bread, ^H3899 and we and our land ^H127 will be servants ^H5650 unto Pharaoh: ^H6547 and give ^H5414 us seed, ^H2233 that we may live, ^H2421 and not die, ^H4191 that the land ^H127 be not desolate. ^H3456 And Joseph ^H3130 bought ^H7069 all the land ^H127 of Egypt ^H4714 for Pharaoh; ^H6547 for the Egyptians ^H4714 sold ^H4376 every man ^H376 his field, ^H7704 because the famine ^H7458 prevailed ^H2388 over them: so the land ^H776 became Pharaoh's. ^H6547 And as for the people, ^H5971 he removed ^H5674 them to cities ^H5892 from one end ^H7097 of the borders ^H1366 of Egypt ^H4714 even to the other end ^H7097 thereof. Only the land ^H127 of the priests ^H3548 bought he ^H7069 not; for the priests ^H3548 had a portion ^H2706 assigned them of Pharaoh, ^H6547 and did eat ^H398 their portion ^H2706 which Pharaoh ^H6547 gave ^H5414 them: wherefore they sold ^H4376 not their lands. ^H127 Then Joseph ^H3130 said ^H559 unto the people, ^H5971 Behold, I have bought ^H7069 ^H853 you this day ^H3117 and your land ^H127 for Pharaoh: ^H6547 lo, ^H1887 here is seed ^H2233 for you, and ye shall sow ^H2232 the land. ^H127 And it shall come to pass in the increase, ^H8393 that ye shall give ^H5414 the fifth ^H2549 part unto Pharaoh, ^H6547 and four ^H702 parts ^H3027 shall be your own, for seed ^H2233 of the field, ^H7704 and for your food, ^H400 and for them of your households, ^H1004 and for food ^H398 for your little ones. ^H2945 And they said, ^H559 Thou hast saved our lives: ^H2421 let us find ^H4672 grace ^H2580 in the sight ^H5869 of my lord, ^H113 and we will be Pharaoh's ^H6547 servants. ^H5650 And Joseph ^H3130 made ^H7760 it a law ^H2706 over the land ^H127 of Egypt ^H4714 unto this day, ^H3117 that Pharaoh ^H6547 should have the fifth ^H2569 part; except ^H7535 the land ^H127 of the priests ^H3548 only, which became not Pharaoh's. ^H6547 And Israel ^H3478 dwelt ^H3427 in the land ^H776 of Egypt, ^H4714 in the country ^H776 of Goshen; ^H1657 and they had possessions ^H270 therein, and grew, ^H6509 and multiplied ^H7235 exceedingly. ^H3966 And Jacob ^H3290 lived ^H2421 in the land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714 seventeen ^H6240 ^H7651 years: ^H8141 so the whole age ^H2416 ^H3117 of Jacob ^H3290 was an hundred ^H3967 forty ^H705 ^H8141 and seven ^H7651 years. ^H8141 And the time ^H3117 drew nigh ^H7126 that Israel ^H3478 must die: ^H4191 and he called ^H7121 his son ^H1121 Joseph, ^H3130 and said ^H559 unto him, If now I have found ^H4672 grace ^H2580 in thy sight, ^H5869 put, ^H7760 I pray thee, thy hand ^H3027 under my thigh, ^H3409 and deal ^H6213 kindly ^H2617 and truly ^H571 with me; bury ^H6912 me not, I pray thee, in Egypt: ^H4714 But I will lie ^H7901 with my fathers, ^H1 and thou shalt carry ^H5375 me out of Egypt, ^H4714 and bury ^H6912 me in their buryingplace. ^H6900 And he said, ^H559 I will do ^H6213 as thou hast said. ^H1697 And he said, ^H559 Swear ^H7650 unto me. And he sware ^H7650 unto him. And Israel ^H3478 bowed ^H7812 himself upon the bed's ^H4296 head. ^H7218

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Joseph ^H3130 is a fruitful ^H6509 bough, ^H1121 even a fruitful ^H6509 bough ^H1121 by a well; ^H5869 whose branches ^H1323 run ^H6805 over the wall: ^H7791 The archers ^H1167 ^H2671 have sorely grieved him, ^H4843 and shot ^H7232 at him, and hated him: ^H7852 But his bow ^H7198 abode ^H3427 in strength, ^H386 and the arms ^H2220 of his hands ^H3027 were made strong ^H6339 by the hands ^H3027 of the mighty ^H46 God of Jacob; ^H3290 (from thence is the shepherd, ^H7462 the stone ^H68 of Israel:) ^H3478 Even by the God ^H410 of thy father, ^H1 who shall help ^H5826 thee; and by ^H854 the Almighty, ^H7706 who shall bless ^H1288 thee with blessings ^H1293 of heaven ^H8064 above, ^H5920 blessings ^H1293 of the deep ^H8415 that lieth ^H7257 under, blessings ^H1293 of the breasts, ^H7699 and of the womb: ^H7356 The blessings ^H1293 of thy father ^H1 have prevailed ^H1396 above the blessings ^H1293 of my progenitors ^H2029 unto the utmost bound ^H8379 of the everlasting ^H5769 hills: ^H1389 they shall be on the head ^H7218 of Joseph, ^H3130 and on the crown of the head ^H6936 of him that was separate ^H5139 from his brethren. ^H251 Benjamin ^H1144 shall ravin ^H2963 as a wolf: ^H2061 in the morning ^H1242 he shall devour ^H398 the prey, ^H5706 and at night ^H6153 he shall divide ^H2505 the spoil. ^H7998

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And Joseph ^H3130 fell ^H5307 upon his father's ^H1 face, ^H6440 and wept ^H1058 upon him, and kissed ^H5401 him. And Joseph ^H3130 commanded ^H6680 his servants ^H5650 the physicians ^H7495 to embalm ^H2590 his father: ^H1 and the physicians ^H7495 embalmed ^H2590 Israel. ^H3478 And forty ^H705 days ^H3117 were fulfilled ^H4390 for him; for so are fulfilled ^H4390 the days ^H3117 of those which are embalmed: ^H2590 and the Egyptians ^H4714 mourned ^H1058 for him threescore and ten ^H7657 days. ^H3117 And when the days ^H3117 of his mourning ^H1068 were past, ^H5674 Joseph ^H3130 spake ^H1696 unto the house ^H1004 of Pharaoh, ^H6547 saying, ^H559 If now I have found ^H4672 grace ^H2580 in your eyes, ^H5869 speak, ^H1696 I pray you, in the ears ^H241 of Pharaoh, ^H6547 saying, ^H559 My father ^H1 made me swear, ^H7650 saying, ^H559 Lo, ^H2009 I die: ^H4191 in my grave ^H6913 which I have digged ^H3738 for me in the land ^H776 of Canaan, ^H3667 there shalt thou bury me. ^H6912 Now therefore let me go up, ^H5927 I pray thee, and bury ^H6912 my father, ^H1 and I will come again. ^H7725 And Pharaoh ^H6547 said, ^H559 Go up, ^H5927 and bury ^H6912 thy father, ^H1 according as he made thee swear. ^H7650 And Joseph ^H3130 went up ^H5927 to bury ^H6912 his father: ^H1 and with him went up ^H5927 all the servants ^H5650 of Pharaoh, ^H6547 the elders ^H2205 of his house, ^H1004 and all the elders ^H2205 of the land ^H776 of Egypt, ^H4714 And all the house ^H1004 of Joseph, ^H3130 and his brethren, ^H251 and his father's ^H1 house: ^H1004 only their little ones, ^H2945 and their flocks, ^H6629 and their herds, ^H1241 they left ^H5800 in the land ^H776 of Goshen. ^H1657 And there went up ^H5927 with him both chariots ^H7393 and horsemen: ^H6571 and it was a very ^H3966 great ^H3515 company. ^H4264 And they came ^H935 to the threshingfloor ^H1637 of Atad, ^H329 which is beyond ^H5676 Jordan, ^H3383 and there they mourned ^H5594 with a great ^H1419 and very ^H3966 sore ^H3515 lamentation: ^H4553 and he made ^H6213 a mourning ^H60 for his father ^H1 seven ^H7651 days. ^H3117 And when the inhabitants ^H3427 of the land, ^H776 the Canaanites, ^H3669 saw ^H7200 the mourning ^H60 in the floor ^H1637 of Atad, ^H329 they said, ^H559 This is a grievous ^H3515 mourning ^H60 to the Egyptians: ^H4714 wherefore the name of it ^H8034 was called ^H7121 Abelmizraim, ^H67 which is beyond ^H5676 Jordan. ^H3383 And his sons ^H1121 did ^H6213 unto him according as he commanded ^H6680 them: For his sons ^H1121 carried ^H5375 him into the land ^H776 of Canaan, ^H3667 and buried ^H6912 him in the cave ^H4631 of the field ^H7704 of Machpelah, ^H4375 which Abraham ^H85 bought ^H7069 with the field ^H7704 for a possession ^H272 of a buryingplace ^H6913 of Ephron ^H6085 the Hittite, ^H2850 before ^H6440 Mamre. ^H4471 And Joseph ^H3130 returned ^H7725 into Egypt, ^H4714 he, and his brethren, ^H251 and all that went up ^H5927 with him to bury ^H6912 his father, ^H1 after ^H310 he had buried ^H6912 his father. ^H1

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Issachar, ^H3485 Zebulun, ^H2074 and Benjamin, ^H1144

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And all the souls ^H5315 that came out ^H3318 of the loins ^H3409 of Jacob ^H3290 were seventy ^H7657 souls: ^H5315 for Joseph ^H3130 was in Egypt ^H4714 already.

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Of the children ^H1121 of Benjamin, ^H1144 by their generations, ^H8435 after their families, ^H4940 by the house ^H1004 of their fathers, ^H1 according to the number ^H4557 of the names, ^H8034 from twenty ^H6242 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 and upward, ^H4605 all that were able to go forth ^H3318 to war; ^H6635 Those that were numbered ^H6485 of them, even of the tribe ^H4294 of Benjamin, ^H1144 were thirty ^H7970 and five ^H2568 thousand ^H505 and four ^H702 hundred. ^H3967

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The sons ^H1121 of Benjamin ^H1144 after their families: ^H4940 of Bela, ^H1106 the family ^H4940 of the Belaites: ^H1108 of Ashbel, ^H788 the family ^H4940 of the Ashbelites: ^H789 of Ahiram, ^H297 the family ^H4940 of the Ahiramites: ^H298 Of Shupham, ^H8197 the family ^H4940 of the Shuphamites: ^H7781 of Hupham, ^H2349 the family ^H4940 of the Huphamites. ^H2350 And the sons ^H1121 of Bela ^H1106 were Ard ^H714 and Naaman: ^H5283 of Ard, the family ^H4940 of the Ardites: ^H716 and of Naaman, ^H5283 the family ^H4940 of the Naamites. ^H5280 These are the sons ^H1121 of Benjamin ^H1144 after their families: ^H4940 and they that were numbered ^H6485 of them were forty ^H705 and five ^H2568 thousand ^H505 and six ^H8337 hundred. ^H3967

Deuteronomy 33:12-17 STRONG

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And of Benjamin ^H1144 he said, ^H559 The beloved ^H3039 of the LORD ^H3068 shall dwell ^H7931 in safety ^H983 by him; and the LORD shall cover ^H2653 him all the day ^H3117 long, and he shall dwell ^H7931 between his shoulders. ^H3802 And of Joseph ^H3130 he said, ^H559 Blessed ^H1288 of the LORD ^H3068 be his land, ^H776 for the precious things ^H4022 of heaven, ^H8064 for the dew, ^H2919 and for the deep ^H8415 that coucheth beneath, ^H7257 And for the precious ^H4022 fruits ^H8393 brought forth by the sun, ^H8121 and for the precious things ^H4022 put forth ^H1645 by the moon, ^H3391 And for the chief things ^H7218 of the ancient ^H6924 mountains, ^H2042 and for the precious things ^H4022 of the lasting ^H5769 hills, ^H1389 And for the precious things ^H4022 of the earth ^H776 and fulness ^H4393 thereof, and for the good will ^H7522 of him that dwelt ^H7931 in the bush: ^H5572 let the blessing come ^H935 upon the head ^H7218 of Joseph, ^H3130 and upon the top of the head ^H6936 of him that was separated ^H5139 from his brethren. ^H251 His glory ^H1926 is like the firstling ^H1060 of his bullock, ^H7794 and his horns ^H7161 are like the horns ^H7161 of unicorns: ^H7214 with them he shall push ^H5055 the people ^H5971 together ^H3162 to the ends ^H657 of the earth: ^H776 and they are the ten thousands ^H7233 of Ephraim, ^H669 and they are the thousands ^H505 of Manasseh. ^H4519

1 Chronicles 2:2 STRONG

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Dan, ^H1835 Joseph, ^H3130 and Benjamin, ^H1144 Naphtali, ^H5321 Gad, ^H1410 and Asher. ^H836

Commentary on Genesis 46 Matthew Henry Commentary

John Gill Keil & Delitzsch Robert Jamieson: Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Chapter 46

Jacob is here removing to Egypt in his old age, forced thither by a famine, and invited thither by a son. Here,

I. God sends him thither (v. 1-4).
II. All his family goes with him (v. 5-27).
III. Joseph bids him welcome (v. 28-34).

Gen 46:1-4

The divine precept is, In all thy ways acknowledge God; and the promise annexed to it is, He shall direct thy paths. Jacob has here a very great concern before him, not only a journey, but a removal, to settle in another country, a change which was very surprising to him (for he never had any other thoughts than to live and die in Canaan), and which would be of great consequence to his family for a long time to come. Now here we are told,

I. How he acknowledged God in this way. He came to Beersheba, from Hebron, where he now dwelt; and there he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac, v. 1. He chose that place, in remembrance of the communion which his father and grandfather had with God in that place. Abraham called on God there (ch. 21:33), so did Isaac (ch. 26:25), and therefore Jacob made it the place of his devotion, the rather because it lay in his way. In his devotion,
- 1. He had an eye to God as the God of his father Isaac, that is, a God in covenant with him; for by Isaac the covenant was entailed upon him. God had forbidden Isaac to go down to Egypt when there was a famine in Canaan (ch. 26:2), which perhaps Jacob calls to mind when he consults God as the God of his father Isaac, with this thought, "Lord, though I am very desirous to see Joseph, yet if thou forbid me to go down to Egypt, as thou didst my father Isaac, I will submit, and very contentedly stay where I am.'
- 2. He offered sacrifices, extraordinary sacrifices, besides those at his stated times; these sacrifices were offered,
  - (1.) By way of thanksgiving for the late blessed change of the face of his family, for the good news he had received concerning Joseph, and for the hopes he had of seeing him. Note, We should give God thanks for the beginnings of mercy, though they are not yet perfected; and this is a decent way of begging further mercy.
  - (2.) By way of petition for the presence of God with him in his intended journey; he desired by these sacrifices to make his peace with God, to obtain the forgiveness of sin, that he might take no guilt along with him in this journey, for that is a bad companion. By Christ, the great sacrifice, we must reconcile ourselves to God, and offer up our requests to him.
  - (3.) By way of consultation. The heathen consulted their oracles by sacrifice. Jacob would not go till he had asked God's leave: "Shall I go down to Egypt, or back to Hebron?' Such must be our enquiries in doubtful cases; and, though we cannot expect immediate answers from heaven, yet, if we diligently attend to the directions of the word, conscience, and providence, we shall find it is not in vain to ask counsel of God.
II. How God directed his paths: In the visions of the night (probably the very next night after he had offered his sacrifices, as 2 Chr. 1:7) God spoke unto him, v. 2. Note, Those who desire to keep up communion with God shall find that it never fails on his side. If we speak to him as we ought, he will not fail to speak to us. God called him by name, by his old name, Jacob, Jacob, to remind him of his low estate; his present fears did scarcely become an Israel. Jacob, like one well acquainted with the visions of the Almighty, and ready to obey them, answers, "Here I am, ready to receive orders:' and what has God to say to him?
- 1. He renews the covenant with him: I am God, the God of thy father (v. 3); that is, "I am what thou ownest me to be: thou shalt find me a God, a divine wisdom and power engaged for thee; and thou shalt find me the God of thy father, true to the covenant made with him.'
- 2. He encourages him to make this removal of his family: Fear not to go down into Egypt. It seems, though Jacob, upon the first intelligence of Joseph's life and glory in Egypt, resolved, without any hesitation, I will go and see him; yet, upon second thoughts, he saw some difficulties in it, which he knew not well how to get over. Note, Even those changes that seem to have in them the greatest joys and hopes, yet have an alloy of cares and fears, Nulla est sincera voluptas-There is no unmingled pleasure. We must always rejoice with trembling. Jacob had many careful thoughts about this journey, which God took notice of.
  - (1.) He was old, 130 years old; and it is mentioned as one of the infirmities of old people that they are afraid of that which is high, and fears are in the way, Eccl. 12:5. It was a long journey, and Jacob was unfit for travel, and perhaps remembered that his beloved Rachel died in a journey.
  - (2.) He feared lest his sons should be tainted with the idolatry of Egypt, and forget the God of their fathers, or enamoured with the pleasures of Egypt, and forget the land of promise.
  - (3.) Probably he thought of what God had said to Abraham concerning the bondage and affliction of his seed (ch. 15:13), and was apprehensive that his removal to Egypt would issue in that. Present satisfactions should not take us off from the consideration and prospect of future inconveniences, which possibly may arise from what now appears most promising.
  - (4.) He could not think of laying his bones in Egypt. But, whatever his discouragements were, this was enough to answer them all, Fear not to go down into Egypt.
- 3. He promises him comfort in the removal.
  - (1.) That he should multiply in Egypt: "I will there, where thou fearest that thy family will sink and be lost, make it a great nation. That is the place Infinite Wisdom has chosen for the accomplishment of that promise.'
  - (2.) That he should have God's presence with him: I will go down with thee into Egypt. Note, Those that go whither God sends them shall certainly have God with them, and that is enough to secure them wherever they are and to silence their fears; we may safely venture even into Egypt if God go down with us.
  - (3.) That neither he nor his should be lost in Egypt: I will surely bring thee up again. Though Jacob died in Egypt, yet this promise was fulfilled,
    - [1.] In the bringing up of his body, to be buried in Canaan, about which, it appears, he was very solicitous, ch. 49:29, 32.
    - [2.] In the bringing up of his seed to be settled in Canaan. Whatever low or darksome valley we are called into at any time, we may be confident, if God go down with us into it, that he will surely bring us up again. If he go with us down to death, he will surely bring us up again to glory.
  - (4.) That living and dying, his beloved Joseph should be a comfort to him: Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes. This is a promise that Joseph should live as long as he lived, that he should be with him at his death, and close his eyes with all possible tenderness and respect, as the dearest relations used to do. Probably Jacob, in the multitude of this thought within him, had been wishing that Joseph might do this last office of love for him: Ille meos oculos comprimat-Let him close my eyes; and God thus answered him in the letter of his desire. Thus God sometimes gratifies the innocent wishes of his people, and makes not only their death happy, but the very circumstances of it agreeable.

Gen 46:5-27

Old Jacob is here flitting. Little did he think of ever leaving Canaan; he expected, no doubt, to die in his nest, and to leave his seed in actual possession of the promised land: but Providence orders it otherwise. Note, Those that think themselves well settled may yet be unsettled in a little time. Even old people, who think of no other removal than that to the grave (which Jacob had much upon his heart, ch. 37:35; 42:38), sometimes live to see great changes in their family. It is good to be ready, not only for the grave, but for whatever may happen betwixt us and the grave. Observe,

1. How Jacob was conveyed; not in a chariot, though chariots were then used, but in a wagon, v. 5. Jacob had the character of a plain man, who did not affect any thing stately or magnificent; his son rode in a chariot (ch. 41:43), but a wagon would serve him.
2. The removal of what he had with him.
- (1.) His effects (v. 6), cattle and goods; these he took with him that he might not wholly be beholden to Pharaoh for a livelihood, and that it might not afterwards be said of them, "that they came beggars to Egypt.'
- (2.) His family, all his seed, v. 7. It is probable that they had continued to live together in common with their father; and therefore when he went they all went, which perhaps they were the more willing to do, because, though they had heard that the land of Canaan was promised them, yet, to this day, they had none of it in possession. We have here a particular account of the names of Jacob's family, his sons' sons, most of whom are afterwards mentioned as heads of houses in the several tribes. See Num. 26:5, etc. Bishop Patrick observes that Issachar called his eldest son Tola, which signifies a worm, probably because when he was born he was a very little weak child, a worm, and no man, not likely to live; and yet there sprang from him a very numerous offspring, 1 Chr. 7:2. Note, Living and dying do not go by probability. The whole number that went down into Egypt was sixty-six (v. 26), to which add Joseph and his two sons, who were there before, and Jacob himself, the head of the family, and you have the number of seventy, v. 27. The Septuagint makes them seventy-five, and Stephen follows them (Acts 7:14), the reason of which we leave to the conjecture of the critics; but let us observe,
  - [1.] Masters of families ought to take care of all under their charge, and to provide for those of their own house food convenient both for body and soul. When Jacob himself removed to a land of plenty, he would not leave any of his children behind him to starve in a barren land.
  - [2.] Though the accomplishment of promises is always sure, yet it is often slow. It was now 215 years since God had promised Abraham to make of him a great nation (ch. 12:2); and yet that branch of his seed on which the promise was entailed had increased only to seventy, of which this particular account is kept, that the power of God in multiplying these seventy to so vast a multitude, even in Egypt, may appear the more illustrious. When God pleases, a little one shall become a thousand, Isa. 60:22.

Gen 46:28-34

We have here,

I. The joyful meeting between Jacob and his son Joseph, in which observe,
- 1. Jacob's prudence in sending Judah before him to Joseph, to give him notice of his arrival in Goshen. This was a piece of respect owing to the government, under the protection of which these strangers had come to put themselves, v. 28. We should be very careful not to give offence to any, especially not to the higher powers.
- 2. Joseph's filial respect to him. He went in his chariot to met him, and, in the interview, showed,
  - (1.) How much he honoured him: He presented himself unto him. Note, It is the duty of children to reverence their parents, yea, though Providence, as to outward condition, has advanced them above their parents.
  - (2.) How much he loved him. Time did not wear out the sense of his obligations, but his tears which he shed abundantly upon his father's neck, for joy to see him, were real indications of the sincere and strong affection he had for him. See how near sorrow and joy are to each other in this world, when tears serve for the expression of both. In the other world weeping will be restrained to sorrow only; in heaven there is perfect joy, but no tears of joy: all tears, even those, shall there be wiped away, because the joys there are, as no joys are here, without any alloy. When Joseph embraced Benjamin he wept upon his neck, but when he embraced his father he wept upon his neck a good while; his brother Benjamin was dear, but his father Jacob must be dearer.
- 3. Jacob's great satisfaction in this meeting: Now let me die, v. 30. Not but that it was further desirable to live with Joseph, and to see his honour and usefulness; but he had so much pleasure and satisfaction in this first meeting that he thought it too much to desire or expect any more in this world, where our comforts must always be imperfect. Jacob wished to die immediately, and lived seventeen years longer, which, as our lives go now, is a considerable part of a man's age. Note, Death will not always come just when we call for it, whether in a passion of sorrow or in a passion of joy. Our times are in God's hand, and not in our own; we must die just when God pleases, and not either just when we are surfeited with the pleasures of life or just when we are overwhelmed with its griefs.
II. Joseph's prudent care concerning his brethren's settlement. It was justice to Pharaoh to let him know that such a colony had come to settle in his dominions. Note, If others repose a confidence in us, we must not be so base and disingenuous as to abuse it by imposing upon them. If Jacob and his family should come to be a charge to the Egyptians, yet it should never be said that they came among them clandestinely and by stealth. Thus Joseph took care to pay his respects to Pharaoh, v. 31. But how shall he dispose of his brethren? Time was when they were contriving to get rid of him; now he is contriving to settle them to their satisfaction and advantage: This is rendering good for evil. Now,
- 1. He would have them to live by themselves, separate as much as might be from the Egyptians, in the land of Goshen, which lay nearest to Canaan, and which perhaps was more thinly peopled by the Egyptians, and well furnished with pastures for cattle. He desired they might live separately, that they might be in the less danger both of being infected by the vices of the Egyptians and of being insulted by the malice of the Egyptians. Shepherds, it seems, were an abomination to the Egyptians, that is, they looked upon them with contempt, and scorned to converse with them; and he would not send for his brethren to Egypt to be tramped upon. And yet,
- 2. He would have them to continue shepherds, and not to be ashamed to own that as their occupation before Pharaoh. He could have employed them under himself in the corn-trade, or perhaps, by his interest in the king, might have procured places for them at court or in the army, and some of them, at least, were deserving enough; but such preferments would have exposed them to the envy of the Egyptians, and would have tempted them to forget Canaan and the promise made unto their fathers; therefore he contrives to continue them in their old employment. Note,
  - (1.) An honest calling is no disparagement, nor ought we to account it so either in ourselves or in our relations, but rather reckon it a shame to be idle, or to have nothing to do.
  - (2.) It is generally best for people to abide in the callings that they have been bred to, and used to, 1 Cor. 7:24. Whatever employment or condition God, in his providence, has allotted for us, let us accommodate ourselves to it, and satisfy ourselves with it, and not mind high things. It is better to be the credit of a mean post than the shame of a high one.

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Genesis 46:19 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG)

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