Genesis 47:6

Tree of Life Version

The land of Egypt is before you—settle your father and your brothers in the best part of the land. Let them live in the land of Goshen. If you know of any capable men among them, make them overseers of the livestock—over those that are mine.”

Cross References

Genesis 13:10

Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the whole area surrounding the Jordan was well watered in its entirety (before Adonai destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah)—like Adonai’s garden, like the land of Egypt—till you come to Zoar.

Genesis 13:9

Isn’t the whole land before you? Please separate yourself from me. If to the left, then I’ll go to the right, and if to the right, then I’ll go to the left.”

Genesis 20:15

Then Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you. Dwell wherever it pleases you.”

Genesis 34:10

You can live with us, and the land will be open to you: live in it, move about freely in it, and settle down in it.”

Genesis 45:10

Then you’ll live in the land of Goshen, and be close to me, you and your children and your children’s children, your flocks and your cattle, and everything that belongs to you.

Genesis 46:34

you must say, ‘Your servants have been men who handle livestock since the time of our youth until now, both we and our fathers,’ so that you can live in the land of Goshen, because every shepherd is loathsome to the Egyptians.”

Genesis 47:11

Joseph settled his father and his brothers and gave them property in the land of Egypt, in the best part of the land, in the land of Rameses, just as Pharaoh commanded.

Genesis 47:16

Joseph said, “Give your livestock and I’ll give it to you for your livestock, if the money is gone.”

Genesis 47:4

Then they said to Pharaoh, “We came to dwell temporarily in the land, since there is no pasture for the flocks that belong to your servants, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. So now, please let your servants live in the land of Goshen.”

Genesis 47:5

Pharaoh said to Joseph saying, “Your father and your brothers came to you.

1 Kings 11:28

Now the man Jeroboam was mighty of strength, and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious, he appointed him over the entire labor force of the house of Joseph.

2 Chronicles 26:10

He also built towers in the wilderness and dug out many cisterns because he had much livestock, and he had farmers in the foothills and in the plain and vinedressers in the mountains and in the fertile fields—for he loved the soil.

Exodus 18:21

But you should seek out capable men out of all the people—men who fear God, men of truth, who hate bribery. Appoint them to be rulers over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.

Exodus 18:25

Moses chose capable men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.

Exodus 9:10

So they took soot from the furnace and stood before Pharaoh. When Moses threw it heavenward, it became boils erupting with sores on both men and animals.

Exodus 9:21

but whoever disregarded the word of Adonai left his servants and cattle in the field.

Proverbs 21:1

A king’s heart is like a stream of water in the hand of Adonai; he directs it wherever He wants.

Proverbs 22:29

Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings. He will not stand before obscure people.

Jeremiah 40:4

But now behold, I am freeing you this day from the chains that are on your hand. If it is good in your eyes to come with me to Babylon, come, and I will look after you. But if it is evil in your eyes to come with me to Babylon, stop. Look, the whole land is before you—wherever it seems good and right to you to go, there go.”

John 17:2

Even as You gave Him authority over all flesh, so may He give eternal life to all those You have given Him.

1 Samuel 21:7

So the kohen gave him consecrated bread, for there was no bread there but the bread of the Presence, which was taken out from the presence of Adonai in order to replace it with hot bread on the day it was taken away.