So he fled with all that he had. He rose up, passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gil`ad.
Genesis 46:28 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) He sent Yehudah before him to Yosef, to show the way before him to Goshen, and they came into the land of Goshen. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to direct him to Goshen and meet him there; and they came into the land of Goshen. American Standard Version (1901) And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to show the way before him unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen. Common English Bible Israel had sent Judah ahead to Joseph so that Joseph could explain the way to Goshen. Then they arrived in the land of Goshen. Catholic Public Domain Version Then he sent Judah ahead of himself, to Joseph, in order to report to him, and so that he would meet him in Goshen. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he sent Juda before him to Joseph, to tell him; and that he should meet him in Gessen. |
So he fled with all that he had. He rose up, passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gil`ad.
Yehudah said to Yisra'el, his father, *Send the boy with me, and we'll get up and go, so that we may live, and not die, both we, and you, and also our little ones.
You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you will be near to me, you, your children, your children's children, your flocks, your herds, and all that you have.
that you shall say, 'Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we, and our fathers:' that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.*
Then Yosef went in and told Par`oh, and said, *My father and my brothers, with their flocks, their herds, and all that they own, have come out of the land of Kena`an; and behold, they are in the land of Goshen.*
*Yehudah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies. Your father's sons will bow down before you.