Genesis:47:1-6
rsv@Genesis:47:1 @ So Joseph 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 the land of Goshen."
rsv@Genesis:47:2 @ And from among his brothers he took five men and presented them to Pharaoh.
rsv@Genesis:47:3 @ Pharaoh said to his brothers, "What is your occupation?" And they said to Pharaoh, "Your servants are shepherds, as our fathers were."
rsv@Genesis:47:4 @ They said to Pharaoh, "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, we pray you, let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen."
rsv@Genesis:47:5 @ Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Your father and your brothers have come to you.
rsv@Genesis:47:6 @ The land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best of the land; let them dwell in the land of Goshen; and if you know any able men among them, put them in charge of my cattle."
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