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Genesis 46:1-48:22

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Joseph Brings His Family to Egypt 46 1 So Israel took his journey with all that he had and came to g Beersheba, and offered sacrifices h to the God of his father Isaac. 2 And God spoke to Israel i in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here I am.” 3 Then he said, “I am God, j the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will k make you into a great nation. 4 I myself will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also l bring you up again, and m Joseph’s hand shall close your eyes.” 5 Then Jacob set out from Beersheba. The sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons n that Pharaoh had sent to carry him. 6 They also took their livestock and their goods, which they had gained in the land of Canaan, and o came into Egypt, Jacob and all his offspring with him, 7 his sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters. All his offspring he brought with him into Egypt. 8 p Now q these are the names of the descendants of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons. r Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, 9 and the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 10 The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. 11 The sons of s Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 12 The sons of t Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but u Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan); and the sons of v Perez were Hezron and Hamul. 13 w The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Yob, and Shimron. 14 The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel. 15 These are the sons of Leah, x whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, together with his daughter Dinah; altogether his sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three. 16 The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli. 17 y The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, with Serah their sister. And the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel. 18 z These are the sons of Zilpah, a whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bore to Jacob—sixteen persons. 19 The sons of Rachel, Jacob’s wife: Joseph and Benjamin. 20 And b to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera the priest of c On, bore to him. 21 And d the sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard. 22 These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob—fourteen persons in all. 23 The son 1 of Dan: Hushim. 24 e The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. 25 f These are the sons of Bilhah, g whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob—seven persons in all. 26 All the persons belonging to Jacob who came into Egypt, who were his own descendants, not including Jacob’s sons’ wives, were sixty-six persons in all. 27 And the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two. h All the persons of the house of Jacob who came into Egypt were seventy. Jacob and Joseph Reunited 28 He had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to show the way before him in Goshen, and they came i into the land of Goshen. 29 Then Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen. He presented himself to him and j fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while. 30 Israel said to Joseph, k “Now let me die, since I have seen your face and know that you are still alive.” 31 Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, l “I will go up and tell Pharaoh and will say to him, ‘My brothers and my father’s household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me. 32 m And the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of livestock, and they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.’ 33 When Pharaoh calls you and says, m ‘What is your occupation?’ 34 you shall say, m ‘Your servants have been keepers of livestock n from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,’ in order that you may dwell o in the land of Goshen, for every shepherd is p an abomination to the Egyptians.” Jacob’s Family Settles in Goshen 47 1 So Joseph q went in and told Pharaoh, “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all that they possess, have come from the land of Canaan. They are now in r the land of Goshen.” 2 And from among his brothers he took five men and s presented them to Pharaoh. 3 Pharaoh said to his brothers, t “What is your occupation?” And they said to Pharaoh, u “Your servants are shepherds, as our fathers were.” 4 They said to Pharaoh, v “We have come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants’ flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. And now, please let your servants dwell w in the land of Goshen.” 5 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you. 6 The land of Egypt is before you. Settle your father and your brothers x in the best of the land. y Let them settle in the land of Goshen, and if you know any z able men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.” 7 Then Joseph brought in Jacob his father and stood him before Pharaoh, a and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. 8 And Pharaoh said to Jacob, “How many are the days of the years of your life?” 9 And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The days of the years of my b sojourning are 130 years. c Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and d they have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their b sojourning.” 10 And Jacob e blessed Pharaoh and went out from the presence of Pharaoh. 11 Then Joseph settled his father and his brothers and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of f Rameses, g as Pharaoh had commanded. 12 And Joseph h provided his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household with food, according to the number of their dependents. Joseph and the Famine 13 Now there was no food in all the land, for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished by reason of the famine. 14 i And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, in exchange for the grain that they bought. And Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s house. 15 And when the money was all spent in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us food. j Why should we die before your eyes? For our money is gone.” 16 And Joseph answered, “Give your livestock, and I will give you food in exchange for your livestock, if your money is gone.” 17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph gave them food in exchange for the horses, the flocks, the herds, and the donkeys. He supplied them with food in exchange for all their livestock that year. 18 And when that year was ended, they came to him the following year and said to him, “We will not hide from my lord that our money is all spent. The herds of livestock are my lord’s. There is nothing left in the sight of my lord but our bodies and our land. 19 Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? k Buy us and our land for food, and we with our land will be servants to Pharaoh. And give us seed that we may live and not die, and that the land may not be desolate.” 20 So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for all the Egyptians sold their fields, because the famine was severe on them. The land became Pharaoh’s. 21 As for the people, he made servants of them 1 from one end of Egypt to the other. 22 l Only the land of the priests he did not buy, for the priests had a fixed allowance from Pharaoh and lived on the allowance that Pharaoh gave them; therefore they did not sell their land. 23 Then Joseph said to the people, “Behold, I have this day bought you and your land for Pharaoh. Now here is seed for you, and you shall sow the land. 24 And at the harvests you shall give a m fifth to Pharaoh, and four fifths shall be your own, as seed for the field and as food for yourselves and your households, and as food for your little ones.” 25 And they said, “You have saved our lives; n may it please my lord, we will be servants to Pharaoh.” 26 So Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt, and it stands to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth; o the land of the priests alone did not become Pharaoh’s. 27 Thus Israel settled in the land of Egypt, p in the land of Goshen. q And they gained possessions in it, and were fruitful and multiplied greatly. 28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. r So the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were 147 years. 29 And s when the time drew near that Israel must die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If now t I have found favor in your sight, u put your hand under my thigh and v promise to deal kindly and truly with me. w Do not bury me in Egypt, 30 but let me lie with my fathers. Carry me out of Egypt and x bury me in their burying place.” He answered, “I will do as you have said.” 31 And he said, “Swear to me”; and he swore to him. Then y Israel bowed himself upon the head of his bed. 1 Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh 48 1 After this, Joseph was told, “Behold, your father is ill.” So he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 2 And it was told to Jacob, “Your son Joseph has come to you.” Then Israel summoned his strength and sat up in bed. 3 And Jacob said to Joseph, z “God Almighty 1 appeared to me at a Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me, 4 and said to me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make of you a company of peoples and will give this land to your offspring after you b for an everlasting possession.’ 5 And now your c two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, d are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, as Reuben and Simeon are. 6 And the children that you fathered after them shall be yours. They shall be called by the name of their brothers in their inheritance. 7 As for me, when I came from Paddan, to my sorrow e Rachel died in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was still some distance 1 to go to Ephrath, and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).” 8 When Israel saw Joseph’s sons, he said, “Who are these?” 9 Joseph said to his father, f “They are my sons, whom God has given me here.” And he said, “Bring them to me, please, that g I may bless them.” 10 Now h the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. So Joseph brought them near him, i and he kissed them and embraced them. 11 And Israel said to Joseph, j “I never expected to see your face; and behold, God has let me see your offspring also.” 12 Then Joseph removed them from his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. 13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near him. 14 k And Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on the head of Ephraim, who was the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, l crossing his hands (for Manasseh was the firstborn). 15 And he blessed Joseph and said, “The God m before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life long to this day, 16 n the angel who has o redeemed me from all evil, bless the boys; and in them let p my name be carried on, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them q grow into a multitude 1 in the midst of the earth.” 17 When Joseph saw that his father r laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him, and he took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head. 18 And Joseph said to his father, “Not this way, my father; since this one is the firstborn, put your right hand on his head.” 19 But his father refused and said, r “I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great. Nevertheless, s his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude 1 of nations.” 20 So he blessed them that day, saying, “By you Israel will pronounce blessings, saying, t ‘God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh.’” Thus he put Ephraim before Manasseh. 21 Then Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am about to die, but u God will be with you and will bring you again to the land of your fathers. 22 Moreover, I have given to v you rather than to your brothers one mountain slope 1 that I took from the hand of the Amorites with my sword and with my bow.”

Genesis 46:1-48:22

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46 1 וַיִּסַּ֤ע יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְכָל ־ אֲשֶׁר ־ ל֔וֹ וַיָּבֹ֖א בְּאֵ֣רָה שָּׁ֑בַע וַיִּזְבַּ֣ח זְבָחִ֔ים לֵאלֹהֵ֖י אָבִ֥יו יִצְחָֽק ׃ 2 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּמַרְאֹ֣ת הַלַּ֔יְלָה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֣ב ׀ יַעֲקֹ֑ב וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי ׃ 3 וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אָנֹכִ֥י הָאֵ֖ל אֱלֹהֵ֣י אָבִ֑יךָ אַל ־ תִּירָא֙ מֵרְדָ֣ה מִצְרַ֔יְמָה כִּֽי ־ לְג֥וֹי גָּד֖וֹל אֲשִֽׂימְךָ֥ שָֽׁם ׃ 4 אָנֹכִ֗י אֵרֵ֤ד עִמְּךָ֙ מִצְרַ֔יְמָה וְאָנֹכִ֖י אַֽעַלְךָ֣ גַם ־ עָלֹ֑ה וְיוֹסֵ֕ף יָשִׁ֥ית יָד֖וֹ עַל ־ עֵינֶֽיךָ ׃ 5 וַיָּ֥קָם יַעֲקֹ֖ב מִבְּאֵ֣ר שָׁ֑בַע וַיִּשְׂא֨וּ בְנֵֽי ־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶת ־ יַעֲקֹ֣ב אֲבִיהֶ֗ם וְאֶת ־ טַפָּם֙ וְאֶת ־ נְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם בָּעֲגָל֕וֹת אֲשֶׁר ־ שָׁלַ֥ח פַּרְעֹ֖ה לָשֵׂ֥את אֹתֽוֹ ׃ 6 וַיִּקְח֣וּ אֶת ־ מִקְנֵיהֶ֗ם וְאֶת ־ רְכוּשָׁם֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר רָֽכְשׁוּ֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ מִצְרָ֑יְמָה יַעֲקֹ֖ב וְכָל ־ זַרְע֥וֹ אִתּֽוֹ ׃ 7 בָּנָ֞יו וּבְנֵ֤י בָנָיו֙ אִתּ֔וֹ בְּנֹתָ֛יו וּבְנ֥וֹת בָּנָ֖יו וְכָל ־ זַרְע֑וֹ הֵבִ֥יא אִתּ֖וֹ מִצְרָֽיְמָה ׃ ס 8 וְאֵ֨לֶּה שְׁמ֧וֹת בְּנֵֽי ־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל הַבָּאִ֥ים מִצְרַ֖יְמָה יַעֲקֹ֣ב וּבָנָ֑יו בְּכֹ֥ר יַעֲקֹ֖ב רְאוּבֵֽן ׃ 9 וּבְנֵ֖י רְאוּבֵ֑ן חֲנ֥וֹךְ וּפַלּ֖וּא וְחֶצְר֥וֹן וְכַרְמִֽי ׃ 10 וּבְנֵ֣י שִׁמְע֗וֹן יְמוּאֵ֧ל וְיָמִ֛ין וְאֹ֖הַד וְיָכִ֣ין וְצֹ֑חַר וְשָׁא֖וּל בֶּן ־ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽית ׃ 11 וּבְנֵ֖י לֵוִ֑י גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן קְהָ֖ת וּמְרָרִֽי ׃ 12 וּבְנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֗ה עֵ֧ר וְאוֹנָ֛ן וְשֵׁלָ֖ה וָפֶ֣רֶץ וָזָ֑רַח וַיָּ֨מָת עֵ֤ר וְאוֹנָן֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן וַיִּהְי֥וּ בְנֵי ־ פֶ֖רֶץ חֶצְר֥וֹן וְחָמֽוּל ׃ 13 וּבְנֵ֖י יִשָׂשכָ֑ר תּוֹלָ֥ע וּפֻוָּ֖ה וְי֥וֹב וְשִׁמְרֽוֹן ׃ 14 וּבְנֵ֖י זְבוּלֻ֑ן סֶ֥רֶד וְאֵל֖וֹן וְיַחְלְאֵֽל ׃ 15 אֵ֣לֶּה ׀ בְּנֵ֣י לֵאָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָֽלְדָ֤ה לְיַעֲקֹב֙ בְּפַדַּ֣ן אֲרָ֔ם וְאֵ֖ת דִּינָ֣ה בִתּ֑וֹ כָּל ־ נֶ֧פֶשׁ בָּנָ֛יו וּבְנוֹתָ֖יו שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְשָׁלֹֽשׁ ׃ 16 וּבְנֵ֣י גָ֔ד צִפְי֥וֹן וְחַגִּ֖י שׁוּנִ֣י וְאֶצְבֹּ֑ן עֵרִ֥י וַֽאֲרוֹדִ֖י וְאַרְאֵלִֽי ׃ 17 וּבְנֵ֣י אָשֵׁ֗ר יִמְנָ֧ה וְיִשְׁוָ֛ה וְיִשְׁוִ֥י וּבְרִיעָ֖ה וְשֶׂ֣רַח אֲחֹתָ֑ם וּבְנֵ֣י בְרִיעָ֔ה חֶ֖בֶר וּמַלְכִּיאֵֽל ׃ 18 אֵ֚לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י זִלְפָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁר ־ נָתַ֥ן לָבָ֖ן לְלֵאָ֣ה בִתּ֑וֹ וַתֵּ֤לֶד אֶת ־ אֵ֙לֶּה֙ לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב שֵׁ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה נָֽפֶשׁ ׃ 19 בְּנֵ֤י רָחֵל֙ אֵ֣שֶׁת יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב יוֹסֵ֖ף וּבִנְיָמִֽן ׃ 20 וַיִּוָּלֵ֣ד לְיוֹסֵף֮ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַיִם֒ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יָֽלְדָה ־ לּוֹ֙ אָֽסְנַ֔ת בַּת ־ פּ֥וֹטִי פֶ֖רַע כֹּהֵ֣ן אֹ֑ן אֶת ־ מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה וְאֶת ־ אֶפְרָֽיִם ׃ 21 וּבְנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֗ן בֶּ֤לַע וָבֶ֙כֶר֙ וְאַשְׁבֵּ֔ל גֵּרָ֥א וְנַעֲמָ֖ן אֵחִ֣י וָרֹ֑אשׁ מֻפִּ֥ים וְחֻפִּ֖ים וָאָֽרְדְּ ׃ 22 אֵ֚לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י רָחֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֻלַּ֖ד לְיַעֲקֹ֑ב כָּל ־ נֶ֖פֶשׁ אַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָֽׂר ׃ 23 וּבְנֵי ־ דָ֖ן חֻשִֽׁים ׃ 24 וּבְנֵ֖י נַפְתָּלִ֑י יַחְצְאֵ֥ל וְגוּנִ֖י וְיֵ֥צֶר וְשִׁלֵּֽם ׃ 25 אֵ֚לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י בִלְהָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר ־ נָתַ֥ן לָבָ֖ן לְרָחֵ֣ל בִּתּ֑וֹ וַתֵּ֧לֶד אֶת ־ אֵ֛לֶּה לְיַעֲקֹ֖ב כָּל ־ נֶ֥פֶשׁ שִׁבְעָֽה ׃ 26 כָּל ־ הַ֠נֶּפֶשׁ הַבָּאָ֨ה לְיַעֲקֹ֤ב מִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙ יֹצְאֵ֣י יְרֵכ֔וֹ מִלְּבַ֖ד נְשֵׁ֣י בְנֵי ־ יַעֲקֹ֑ב כָּל ־ נֶ֖פֶשׁ שִׁשִּׁ֥ים וָשֵֽׁשׁ ׃ 27 וּבְנֵ֥י יוֹסֵ֛ף אֲשֶׁר ־ יֻלַּד ־ ל֥וֹ בְמִצְרַ֖יִם נֶ֣פֶשׁ שְׁנָ֑יִם כָּל ־ הַנֶּ֧פֶשׁ לְבֵֽית ־ יַעֲקֹ֛ב הַבָּ֥אָה מִצְרַ֖יְמָה שִׁבְעִֽים ׃ פ 28 וְאֶת ־ יְהוּדָ֞ה שָׁלַ֤ח לְפָנָיו֙ אֶל ־ יוֹסֵ֔ף לְהוֹרֹ֥ת לְפָנָ֖יו גֹּ֑שְׁנָה וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ אַ֥רְצָה גֹּֽשֶׁן ׃ 29 וַיֶּאְסֹ֤ר יוֹסֵף֙ מֶרְכַּבְתּ֔וֹ וַיַּ֛עַל לִקְרַֽאת ־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל אָבִ֖יו גֹּ֑שְׁנָה וַיֵּרָ֣א אֵלָ֗יו וַיִּפֹּל֙ עַל ־ צַוָּארָ֔יו וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ עַל ־ צַוָּארָ֖יו עֽוֹד ׃ 30 וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶל ־ יוֹסֵ֖ף אָמ֣וּתָה הַפָּ֑עַם אַחֲרֵי֙ רְאוֹתִ֣י אֶת ־ פָּנֶ֔יךָ כִּ֥י עוֹדְךָ֖ חָֽי ׃ 31 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יוֹסֵ֤ף אֶל ־ אֶחָיו֙ וְאֶל ־ בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֔יו אֶעֱלֶ֖ה וְאַגִּ֣ידָה לְפַרְעֹ֑ה וְאֹֽמְרָ֣ה אֵלָ֔יו אַחַ֧י וּבֵית ־ אָבִ֛י אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּאֶֽרֶץ ־ כְּנַ֖עַן בָּ֥אוּ אֵלָֽי ׃ 32 וְהָאֲנָשִׁים֙ רֹ֣עֵי צֹ֔אן כִּֽי ־ אַנְשֵׁ֥י מִקְנֶ֖ה הָי֑וּ וְצֹאנָ֧ם וּבְקָרָ֛ם וְכָל ־ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָהֶ֖ם הֵבִֽיאוּ ׃ 33 וְהָיָ֕ה כִּֽי ־ יִקְרָ֥א לָכֶ֖ם פַּרְעֹ֑ה וְאָמַ֖ר מַה ־ מַּעֲשֵׂיכֶֽם ׃ 34 וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֗ם אַנְשֵׁ֨י מִקְנֶ֜ה הָי֤וּ עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ מִנְּעוּרֵ֣ינוּ וְעַד ־ עַ֔תָּה גַּם ־ אֲנַ֖חְנוּ גַּם ־ אֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ בַּעֲב֗וּר תֵּשְׁבוּ֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ גֹּ֔שֶׁן כִּֽי ־ תוֹעֲבַ֥ת מִצְרַ֖יִם כָּל ־ רֹ֥עֵה צֹֽאן ׃ 47 1 וַיָּבֹ֣א יוֹסֵף֮ וַיַּגֵּ֣ד לְפַרְעֹה֒ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אָבִ֨י וְאַחַ֜י וְצֹאנָ֤ם וּבְקָרָם֙ וְכָל ־ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָהֶ֔ם בָּ֖אוּ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וְהִנָּ֖ם בְּאֶ֥רֶץ גֹּֽשֶׁן ׃ 2 וּמִקְצֵ֣ה אֶחָ֔יו לָקַ֖ח חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה אֲנָשִׁ֑ים וַיַּצִּגֵ֖ם לִפְנֵ֥י פַרְעֹֽה ׃ 3 וַיֹּ֧אמֶר פַּרְעֹ֛ה אֶל ־ אֶחָ֖יו מַה ־ מַּעֲשֵׂיכֶ֑ם וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֶל ־ פַּרְעֹ֗ה רֹעֵ֥ה צֹאן֙ עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ גַּם ־ אֲנַ֖חְנוּ גַּם ־ אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ ׃ 4 וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֶל ־ פַּרְעֹ֗ה לָג֣וּר בָּאָרֶץ֮ בָּאנוּ֒ כִּי ־ אֵ֣ין מִרְעֶ֗ה לַצֹּאן֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ כִּֽי ־ כָבֵ֥ד הָרָעָ֖ב בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וְעַתָּ֛ה יֵֽשְׁבוּ ־ נָ֥א עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ בְּאֶ֥רֶץ גֹּֽשֶׁן ׃ 5 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר פַּרְעֹ֔ה אֶל ־ יוֹסֵ֖ף לֵאמֹ֑ר אָבִ֥יךָ וְאַחֶ֖יךָ בָּ֥אוּ אֵלֶֽיךָ ׃ 6 אֶ֤רֶץ מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ לְפָנֶ֣יךָ הִ֔וא בְּמֵיטַ֣ב הָאָ֔רֶץ הוֹשֵׁ֥ב אֶת ־ אָבִ֖יךָ וְאֶת ־ אַחֶ֑יךָ יֵשְׁבוּ֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ גֹּ֔שֶׁן וְאִם ־ יָדַ֗עְתָּ וְיֶשׁ ־ בָּם֙ אַנְשֵׁי ־ חַ֔יִל וְשַׂמְתָּ֛ם שָׂרֵ֥י מִקְנֶ֖ה עַל ־ אֲשֶׁר ־ לִֽי ׃ 7 וַיָּבֵ֤א יוֹסֵף֙ אֶת ־ יַֽעֲקֹ֣ב אָבִ֔יו וַיַּֽעֲמִדֵ֖הוּ לִפְנֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֑ה וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֶת ־ פַּרְעֹֽה ׃ 8 וַיֹּ֥אמֶר פַּרְעֹ֖ה אֶֽל ־ יַעֲקֹ֑ב כַּמָּ֕ה יְמֵ֖י שְׁנֵ֥י חַיֶּֽיךָ ׃ 9 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ אֶל ־ פַּרְעֹ֔ה יְמֵי֙ שְׁנֵ֣י מְגוּרַ֔י שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּמְאַ֖ת שָׁנָ֑ה מְעַ֣ט וְרָעִ֗ים הָיוּ֙ יְמֵי֙ שְׁנֵ֣י חַיַּ֔י וְלֹ֣א הִשִּׂ֗יגוּ אֶת ־ יְמֵי֙ שְׁנֵי֙ חַיֵּ֣י אֲבֹתַ֔י בִּימֵ֖י מְגוּרֵיהֶֽם ׃ 10 וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֶת ־ פַּרְעֹ֑ה וַיֵּצֵ֖א מִלִּפְנֵ֥י פַרְעֹֽה ׃ 11 וַיּוֹשֵׁ֣ב יוֹסֵף֮ אֶת ־ אָבִ֣יו וְאֶת ־ אֶחָיו֒ וַיִּתֵּ֨ן לָהֶ֤ם אֲחֻזָּה֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם בְּמֵיטַ֥ב הָאָ֖רֶץ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ רַעְמְסֵ֑ס כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר צִוָּ֥ה פַרְעֹֽה ׃ 12 וַיְכַלְכֵּ֤ל יוֹסֵף֙ אֶת ־ אָבִ֣יו וְאֶת ־ אֶחָ֔יו וְאֵ֖ת כָּל ־ בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֑יו לֶ֖חֶם לְפִ֥י הַטָּֽף ׃ 13 וְלֶ֤חֶם אֵין֙ בְּכָל ־ הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּֽי ־ כָבֵ֥ד הָרָעָ֖ב מְאֹ֑ד וַתֵּ֜לַהּ אֶ֤רֶץ מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ וְאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן מִפְּנֵ֖י הָרָעָֽב ׃ 14 וַיְלַקֵּ֣ט יוֹסֵ֗ף אֶת ־ כָּל ־ הַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ הַנִּמְצָ֤א בְאֶֽרֶץ ־ מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ וּבְאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן בַּשֶּׁ֖בֶר אֲשֶׁר ־ הֵ֣ם שֹׁבְרִ֑ים וַיָּבֵ֥א יוֹסֵ֛ף אֶת ־ הַכֶּ֖סֶף בֵּ֥יתָה פַרְעֹֽה ׃ 15 וַיִּתֹּ֣ם הַכֶּ֗סֶף מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַיִם֮ וּמֵאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַעַן֒ וַיָּבֹאוּ֩ כָל ־ מִצְרַ֨יִם אֶל ־ יוֹסֵ֤ף לֵאמֹר֙ הָֽבָה ־ לָּ֣נוּ לֶ֔חֶם וְלָ֥מָּה נָמ֖וּת נֶגְדֶּ֑ךָ כִּ֥י אָפֵ֖ס כָּֽסֶף ׃ 16 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יוֹסֵף֙ הָב֣וּ מִקְנֵיכֶ֔ם וְאֶתְּנָ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם בְּמִקְנֵיכֶ֑ם אִם ־ אָפֵ֖ס כָּֽסֶף ׃ 17 וַיָּבִ֣יאוּ אֶת ־ מִקְנֵיהֶם֮ אֶל ־ יוֹסֵף֒ וַיִּתֵּ֣ן לָהֶם֩ יוֹסֵ֨ף לֶ֜חֶם בַּסּוּסִ֗ים וּבְמִקְנֵ֥ה הַצֹּ֛אן וּבְמִקְנֵ֥ה הַבָּקָ֖ר וּבַחֲמֹרִ֑ים וַיְנַהֲלֵ֤ם בַּלֶּ֙חֶם֙ בְּכָל ־ מִקְנֵהֶ֔ם בַּשָּׁנָ֖ה הַהִֽוא ׃ 18 וַתִּתֹּם֮ הַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַהִוא֒ וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ אֵלָ֜יו בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשֵּׁנִ֗ית וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ לוֹ֙ לֹֽא ־ נְכַחֵ֣ד מֵֽאֲדֹנִ֔י כִּ֚י אִם ־ תַּ֣ם הַכֶּ֔סֶף וּמִקְנֵ֥ה הַבְּהֵמָ֖ה אֶל ־ אֲדֹנִ֑י לֹ֤א נִשְׁאַר֙ לִפְנֵ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔י בִּלְתִּ֥י אִם ־ גְּוִיָּתֵ֖נוּ וְאַדְמָתֵֽנוּ ׃ 19 לָ֧מָּה נָמ֣וּת לְעֵינֶ֗יךָ גַּם ־ אֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ גַּ֣ם אַדְמָתֵ֔נוּ קְנֵֽה ־ אֹתָ֥נוּ וְאֶת ־ אַדְמָתֵ֖נוּ בַּלָּ֑חֶם וְנִֽהְיֶ֞ה 1 אֲנַ֤חְנוּ וְאַדְמָתֵ֙נוּ֙ עֲבָדִ֣ים לְפַרְעֹ֔ה וְתֶן ־ זֶ֗רַע וְנִֽחְיֶה֙ 2 וְלֹ֣א נָמ֔וּת וְהָאֲדָמָ֖ה לֹ֥א תֵשָֽׁם ׃ 20 וַיִּ֨קֶן יוֹסֵ֜ף אֶת ־ כָּל ־ אַדְמַ֤ת מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ לְפַרְעֹ֔ה כִּֽי ־ מָכְר֤וּ מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ אִ֣ישׁ שָׂדֵ֔הוּ כִּֽי ־ חָזַ֥ק עֲלֵהֶ֖ם הָרָעָ֑ב וַתְּהִ֥י הָאָ֖רֶץ לְפַרְעֹֽה ׃ 21 וְאֶ֨ת ־ הָעָ֔ם הֶעֱבִ֥יר אֹת֖וֹ לֶעָרִ֑ים מִקְצֵ֥ה גְבוּל ־ מִצְרַ֖יִם וְעַד ־ קָצֵֽהוּ ׃ 22 רַ֛ק אַדְמַ֥ת הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים לֹ֣א קָנָ֑ה כִּי֩ חֹ֨ק לַכֹּהֲנִ֜ים מֵאֵ֣ת פַּרְעֹ֗ה וְאָֽכְל֤וּ אֶת ־ חֻקָּם֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתַ֤ן לָהֶם֙ פַּרְעֹ֔ה עַל ־ כֵּ֕ן לֹ֥א מָכְר֖וּ אֶת ־ אַדְמָתָֽם ׃ 23 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יוֹסֵף֙ אֶל ־ הָעָ֔ם הֵן֩ קָנִ֨יתִי אֶתְכֶ֥ם הַיּ֛וֹם וְאֶת ־ אַדְמַתְכֶ֖ם לְפַרְעֹ֑ה הֵֽא ־ לָכֶ֣ם זֶ֔רַע וּזְרַעְתֶּ֖ם אֶת ־ הָאֲדָמָֽה ׃ 24 וְהָיָה֙ בַּתְּבוּאֹ֔ת וּנְתַתֶּ֥ם חֲמִישִׁ֖ית לְפַרְעֹ֑ה וְאַרְבַּ֣ע הַיָּדֹ֡ת יִהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶם֩ לְזֶ֨רַע הַשָּׂדֶ֧ה וּֽלְאָכְלְכֶ֛ם וְלַאֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּבָתֵּיכֶ֖ם וְלֶאֱכֹ֥ל לְטַפְּכֶֽם ׃ 25 וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ הֶחֱיִתָ֑נוּ נִמְצָא ־ חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔י וְהָיִ֥ינוּ עֲבָדִ֖ים לְפַרְעֹֽה ׃ 26 וַיָּ֣שֶׂם אֹתָ֣הּ יוֹסֵ֡ף לְחֹק֩ עַד ־ הַיּ֨וֹם הַזֶּ֜ה עַל ־ אַדְמַ֥ת מִצְרַ֛יִם לְפַרְעֹ֖ה לַחֹ֑מֶשׁ רַ֞ק אַדְמַ֤ת הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ לְבַדָּ֔ם לֹ֥א הָיְתָ֖ה לְפַרְעֹֽה ׃ 27 וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם בְּאֶ֣רֶץ גֹּ֑שֶׁן וַיֵּאָחֲז֣וּ בָ֔הּ וַיִּפְר֥וּ וַיִּרְבּ֖וּ מְאֹֽד ׃ 28 וַיְחִ֤י יַעֲקֹב֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם שְׁבַ֥ע עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָ֑ה וַיְהִ֤י יְמֵֽי ־ יַעֲקֹב֙ שְׁנֵ֣י חַיָּ֔יו שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֔ים וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּמְאַ֖ת שָׁנָֽה ׃ 29 וַיִּקְרְב֣וּ יְמֵֽי ־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֘ל לָמוּת֒ וַיִּקְרָ֣א ׀ לִבְנ֣וֹ לְיוֹסֵ֗ף וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ אִם ־ נָ֨א מָצָ֤אתִי חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ שִֽׂים ־ נָ֥א יָדְךָ֖ תַּ֣חַת יְרֵכִ֑י וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ עִמָּדִי֙ חֶ֣סֶד וֶאֱמֶ֔ת אַל ־ נָ֥א תִקְבְּרֵ֖נִי בְּמִצְרָֽיִם ׃ 30 וְשָֽׁכַבְתִּי֙ עִם ־ אֲבֹתַ֔י וּנְשָׂאתַ֙נִי֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם וּקְבַרְתַּ֖נִי בִּקְבֻרָתָ֑ם וַיֹּאמַ֕ר אָנֹכִ֖י אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה כִדְבָרֶֽךָ ׃ 31 וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִשָּֽׁבְעָה֙ לִ֔י וַיִּשָּׁבַ֖ע ל֑וֹ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַל ־ רֹ֥אשׁ הַמִּטָּֽה ׃ פ 48 1 וַיְהִ֗י אַחֲרֵי֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְיוֹסֵ֔ף הִנֵּ֥ה אָבִ֖יךָ חֹלֶ֑ה וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת ־ שְׁנֵ֤י בָנָיו֙ עִמּ֔וֹ אֶת ־ מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה וְאֶת ־ אֶפְרָֽיִם ׃ 2 וַיַּגֵּ֣ד לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּ֛ה בִּנְךָ֥ יוֹסֵ֖ף בָּ֣א אֵלֶ֑יךָ וַיִּתְחַזֵּק֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב עַל ־ הַמִּטָּֽה ׃ 3 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ אֶל ־ יוֹסֵ֔ף אֵ֥ל שַׁדַּ֛י נִרְאָֽה ־ אֵלַ֥י בְּל֖וּז בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וַיְבָ֖רֶךְ אֹתִֽי ׃ 4 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י הִנְנִ֤י מַפְרְךָ֙ וְהִרְבִּיתִ֔ךָ וּנְתַתִּ֖יךָ לִקְהַ֣ל עַמִּ֑ים וְנָ֨תַתִּ֜י אֶת ־ הָאָ֧רֶץ הַזֹּ֛את לְזַרְעֲךָ֥ אַחֲרֶ֖יךָ אֲחֻזַּ֥ת עוֹלָֽם ׃ 5 וְעַתָּ֡ה שְׁנֵֽי ־ בָנֶיךָ֩ הַנּוֹלָדִ֨ים לְךָ֜ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֗יִם עַד ־ בֹּאִ֥י אֵלֶ֛יךָ מִצְרַ֖יְמָה לִי ־ הֵ֑ם אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ וּמְנַשֶּׁ֔ה כִּרְאוּבֵ֥ן וְשִׁמְע֖וֹן יִֽהְיוּ ־ לִֽי ׃ 6 וּמוֹלַדְתְּךָ֛ אֲשֶׁר ־ הוֹלַ֥דְתָּ אַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם לְךָ֣ יִהְי֑וּ עַ֣ל שֵׁ֧ם אֲחֵיהֶ֛ם יִקָּרְא֖וּ בְּנַחֲלָתָֽם ׃ 7 וַאֲנִ֣י ׀ בְּבֹאִ֣י מִפַּדָּ֗ן מֵ֩תָה֩ עָלַ֨י רָחֵ֜ל בְּאֶ֤רֶץ כְּנַ֙עַן֙ בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ בְּע֥וֹד כִּבְרַת ־ אֶ֖רֶץ לָבֹ֣א אֶפְרָ֑תָה וָאֶקְבְּרֶ֤הָ שָּׁם֙ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אֶפְרָ֔ת הִ֖וא בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם ׃ 8 וַיַּ֥רְא יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶת ־ בְּנֵ֣י יוֹסֵ֑ף וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מִי ־ אֵֽלֶּה ׃ 9 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יוֹסֵף֙ אֶל ־ אָבִ֔יו בָּנַ֣י הֵ֔ם אֲשֶׁר ־ נָֽתַן ־ לִ֥י אֱלֹהִ֖ים בָּזֶ֑ה וַיֹּאמַ֕ר קָֽחֶם ־ נָ֥א אֵלַ֖י וַאֲבָרֲכֵֽם ׃ 10 וְעֵינֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ כָּבְד֣וּ מִזֹּ֔קֶן לֹ֥א יוּכַ֖ל לִרְא֑וֹת וַיַּגֵּ֤שׁ אֹתָם֙ אֵלָ֔יו וַיִּשַּׁ֥ק לָהֶ֖ם וַיְחַבֵּ֥ק לָהֶֽם ׃ 11 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶל ־ יוֹסֵ֔ף רְאֹ֥ה פָנֶ֖יךָ לֹ֣א פִלָּ֑לְתִּי וְהִנֵּ֨ה הֶרְאָ֥ה אֹתִ֛י אֱלֹהִ֖ים גַּ֥ם אֶת ־ זַרְעֶֽךָ ׃ 12 וַיּוֹצֵ֥א יוֹסֵ֛ף אֹתָ֖ם מֵעִ֣ם בִּרְכָּ֑יו וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ לְאַפָּ֖יו אָֽרְצָה ׃ 13 וַיִּקַּ֣ח יוֹסֵף֮ אֶת ־ שְׁנֵיהֶם֒ אֶת ־ אֶפְרַ֤יִם בִּֽימִינוֹ֙ מִשְּׂמֹ֣אל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאֶת ־ מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה בִשְׂמֹאל֖וֹ מִימִ֣ין יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּגֵּ֖שׁ אֵלָֽיו ׃ 14 וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל אֶת ־ יְמִינ֜וֹ וַיָּ֨שֶׁת עַל ־ רֹ֤אשׁ אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ וְה֣וּא הַצָּעִ֔יר וְאֶת ־ שְׂמֹאל֖וֹ עַל ־ רֹ֣אשׁ מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה שִׂכֵּל֙ אֶת ־ יָדָ֔יו כִּ֥י מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה הַבְּכֽוֹר ׃ 15 וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ אֶת ־ יוֹסֵ֖ף וַיֹּאמַ֑ר הָֽאֱלֹהִ֡ים אֲשֶׁר֩ הִתְהַלְּכ֨וּ אֲבֹתַ֤י לְפָנָיו֙ אַבְרָהָ֣ם וְיִצְחָ֔ק הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ הָרֹעֶ֣ה אֹתִ֔י מֵעוֹדִ֖י עַד ־ הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה ׃ 16 הַמַּלְאָךְ֩ הַגֹּאֵ֨ל אֹתִ֜י מִכָּל ־ רָ֗ע יְבָרֵךְ֮ אֶת ־ הַנְּעָרִים֒ וְיִקָּרֵ֤א בָהֶם֙ שְׁמִ֔י וְשֵׁ֥ם אֲבֹתַ֖י אַבְרָהָ֣ם וְיִצְחָ֑ק וְיִדְגּ֥וּ לָרֹ֖ב בְּקֶ֥רֶב הָאָֽרֶץ ׃ 17 וַיַּ֣רְא יוֹסֵ֗ף כִּי ־ יָשִׁ֨ית אָבִ֧יו יַד ־ יְמִינ֛וֹ עַל ־ רֹ֥אשׁ אֶפְרַ֖יִם וַיֵּ֣רַע בְּעֵינָ֑יו וַיִּתְמֹ֣ךְ יַד ־ אָבִ֗יו לְהָסִ֥יר אֹתָ֛הּ מֵעַ֥ל רֹאשׁ ־ אֶפְרַ֖יִם עַל ־ רֹ֥אשׁ מְנַשֶּֽׁה ׃ 18 וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יוֹסֵ֛ף אֶל ־ אָבִ֖יו לֹא ־ כֵ֣ן אָבִ֑י כִּי ־ זֶ֣ה הַבְּכֹ֔ר שִׂ֥ים יְמִינְךָ֖ עַל ־ רֹאשֽׁוֹ ׃ 19 וַיְמָאֵ֣ן אָבִ֗יו וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ יָדַ֤עְתִּֽי בְנִי֙ יָדַ֔עְתִּי גַּם ־ ה֥וּא יִהְיֶה ־ לְּעָ֖ם 1 וְגַם ־ ה֣וּא יִגְדָּ֑ל וְאוּלָ֗ם אָחִ֤יו הַקָּטֹן֙ יִגְדַּ֣ל מִמֶּ֔נּוּ וְזַרְע֖וֹ יִהְיֶ֥ה מְלֹֽא ־ הַגּוֹיִֽם ׃ 20 וַיְבָ֨רֲכֵ֜ם בַּיּ֣וֹם הַהוּא֮ לֵאמוֹר֒ בְּךָ֗ יְבָרֵ֤ךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יְשִֽׂמְךָ֣ אֱלֹהִ֔ים כְּאֶפְרַ֖יִם וְכִמְנַשֶּׁ֑ה וַיָּ֥שֶׂם אֶת ־ אֶפְרַ֖יִם לִפְנֵ֥י מְנַשֶּֽׁה ׃ 21 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶל ־ יוֹסֵ֔ף הִנֵּ֥ה אָנֹכִ֖י מֵ֑ת וְהָיָ֤ה אֱלֹהִים֙ עִמָּכֶ֔ם וְהֵשִׁ֣יב אֶתְכֶ֔ם אֶל ־ אֶ֖רֶץ אֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם ׃ 22 וַאֲנִ֞י נָתַ֧תִּֽי לְךָ֛ שְׁכֶ֥ם אַחַ֖ד עַל ־ אַחֶ֑יךָ אֲשֶׁ֤ר לָקַ֙חְתִּי֙ מִיַּ֣ד הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י בְּחַרְבִּ֖י וּבְקַשְׁתִּֽי ׃ פ

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Jacob goes to Egypt Intro Jacob finishes strong, which is all that ultimately counts. Book of Psalms heightens the 'praise the LORD' theme as it closes; Book of Genesis heightens the 'blessing' theme as it closes. Jesus' words, I will be with you to the end of the age ; they obviously applied beyond the disciples' lifespans. The theme of 'God with Jacob and his people' is the dominant one in our passage. 1. God reassures Jacob, and he and his family go to Egypt (46.1-27) Beersheba, significant. Abraham worshiped there ( 21.33 ), and Isaac built an altar there ( 26.25 ). It was where Jacob had left from when he went to Haran; Isaac's home place. Jacob wants to begin, formally, in worship and trust. He recognises this is a huge turning point. God is an 'I will' God. v1-4 God appears again to Isaac; at each key turning point. Again, covenantal reference v3. I myself will go down with you...and bring you up again. Both his father and grandfather had been sojourners during famine. 'The God of your Father'. Judah sent ahead as the go-between. The one who broke the union now causes the re-union. Previously Joseph was sent on to find Judah; now Judah is sent on to find Joseph. NB Judah's sons make it into the list of those who 'go down to Egypt'; the whole family story happens to them all. 70 names (and that's assuming Jacob and Dinah are not being counted), but where does 66 come from? By deducting Joseph and Judah's two sons? 70 cf table of nations. There is global significance in miniature (cf the church; God's plans in miniature). 2. Jacob meets Joseph and settles in Egypt (46.28-47.28) The pleasant relationship Jacob has with Pharaoh is different to the hostilities his fathers had. God clearly is with him, just as he promised. Rameses, in Goshen region. Modern Pi-Ramesses, 65 miles north east of Cairo. Explain the enslavement strategy; NB they consider Joseph a 'saviour', far from hating him as an oppressor. Economic enslavement is utterly different to our ideas of racist enslavement. Yet, they are blessed while Egypt becomes slaves to Pharaoh. God is with them. 47.27 were fruitful and increased greatly - the Genesis theme. God maintains his commitment to bless. Book of Exodus begins with a reference to our passage, Exodus 1.1-4 3. Jacob blesses Joseph's sons before he dies (47.29-48.22) from 47.28 it's about 17 years now since Jacob's arrival in Egypt by the time we get to the death-bed blessings 47.31 sense of being feeble, propped up in bed? Or, of humility and worship. The oath Jacob makes Joseph swear shows that the future lies decidedly in Canaan. There are two more burial reports to come, underlining this. Since Rachel had no more children, Jacob counts Joseph's sons as his own by proxy, immediately multiplying her tribes. He adopts these two, but not future sons of Joseph, thus not disrupting the ongoing lines of inheritance. cf 1 Chron 5.1-2 ; since Joseph gets the firstborn rights instead of Reuben, his two sons get them by adoption. Ephraim rather than Manasseh. God's is not bound by human convention. House of Joseph; numerous and pre-eminent in the 'North', later associated with Samaria. H ouse of Judah, mighty in the south and the tribe of Kings. David and Jerusalem. Significance of the mountain slope from the Amorites; i s the land Jacob gives him, Shechem? A prized possession. 48.21 but God will be with you Glory of God. He is with , faithfully, even if unseen and unacknowledged. God being 'with' is repeated in this passage several times. FCF . Doubting that God is with us. Mistrust leads to all the forms of dysfunctionality; fear, blaming, refusing responsibility. There's a charismatic version; there's a conservative version. Person of Jesus. God with us, his very name: Immanuel Work of Jesus. God with us and for us. With us in our place. In his resurrection, with us always. Union with Jesus. With you always to the end of the age (those words go beyond the disciples). Invitation . You are not alone, do life trusting in his presence by Word and Spirit and community. Confrontation . Stop doubting and living as though he is not with you. Stop the self-reliance and mistrust and fearful, defensive patterns. Consolation . He is especially with us in trial and sorrow and fearful change. We'll look back and see his footsteps, which at the time were unseen, 'through' the sea. The life of Joseph and Jacob tells this lesson so clearly. Wrap up: Next week we'll continue Jacob's blessings before he dies, and finish Genesis. Jesus' words, I will be with you to the end of the age ; they obviously applied beyond the disciples' lifespans.

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