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Genesis 47:4-6
New International Version
Genesis 47:4-6
New International Version
4 They also said to him, “We have come to live here for a while,(A) because the famine is severe in Canaan(B) and your servants’ flocks have no pasture.(C) So now, please let your servants settle in Goshen.”(D)
5 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you, 6 and the land of Egypt is before you; settle(E) your father and your brothers in the best part of the land.(F) Let them live in Goshen. And if you know of any among them with special ability,(G) put them in charge of my own livestock.(H)”
Genesis 47:4-6
King James Version
Genesis 47:4-6
King James Version
4 They said morever unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.
5 And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:
6 The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
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Genesis 47:4-6
English Standard Version
Genesis 47:4-6
English Standard Version
4 They said to Pharaoh, (A)“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 (B)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 (C)in the best of the land. (D)Let them settle in the land of Goshen, and if you know any (E)able men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.”
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Genesis 47:4-6
New American Standard Bible
Genesis 47:4-6
New American Standard Bible
4 They also said to Pharaoh, “(A)We have come to reside in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants’ flocks, for (B)the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now, therefore, please let your servants (C)live in the land of Goshen.” 5 Then Pharaoh said to [a]Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you. 6 The land of Egypt is [b]at your disposal; settle your father and your brothers in (D)the best of the land, let them live in the land of Goshen; and if you know any (E)capable men among them, then [c]put them in charge of my livestock.”
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- Genesis 47:5 Lit Joseph, saying
- Genesis 47:6 Lit before you
- Genesis 47:6 Lit appoint them rulers
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