Genesis 47:12

Good News Translation

Joseph provided food for his father, his brothers, and all the rest of his father's family, including the very youngest.

Cross References

Genesis 45:10

You can live in the region of Goshen, where you can be near me—you, your children, your grandchildren, your sheep, your goats, your cattle, and everything else that you have.

Genesis 45:11

If you are in Goshen, I can take care of you. There will still be five years of famine; and I do not want you, your family, and your livestock to starve.’”

Genesis 45:7

God sent me ahead of you to rescue you in this amazing way and to make sure that you and your descendants survive.

Genesis 47:1

So Joseph took five of his brothers and went to the king. He told him, “My father and my brothers have come from Canaan with their flocks, their herds, and all that they own. They are now in the region of Goshen.”

Genesis 47:21

Joseph made slaves of the people from one end of Egypt to the other.

Genesis 47:24

At the time of harvest you must give one-fifth to the king. You can use the rest for seed and for food for yourselves and your families.”

Genesis 50:21

You have nothing to fear. I will take care of you and your children.” So he reassured them with kind words that touched their hearts.

Exodus 20:12

“Respect your father and your mother, so that you may live a long time in the land that I am giving you.

Isaiah 22:24

“But all his relatives and dependents will become a burden to him. They will hang on him like pots and bowls hanging from a peg!

1 Thessalonians 2:7

even though as apostles of Christ we could have made demands on you. But we were gentle when we were with you, like a mother taking care of her children.

1 Timothy 4:8

Physical exercise has some value, but spiritual exercise is valuable in every way, because it promises life both for the present and for the future.

1 Timothy 5:4

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should learn first to carry out their religious duties toward their own family and in this way repay their parents and grandparents, because that is what pleases God.

1 Timothy 5:8

But if any do not take care of their relatives, especially the members of their own family, they have denied the faith and are worse than an unbeliever.

Ruth 4:15

Your daughter-in-law loves you, and has done more for you than seven sons. And now she has given you a grandson, who will bring new life to you and give you security in your old age.”