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, please let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.”
Genesis 47:5 - English Standard Version 2016 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you. Matoleo zaidiKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, Your father and your brothers have come to you. American Standard Version (1901) And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee: Common English Bible Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since your father and brothers have arrived, Catholic Public Domain Version And so the king said to Joseph: "Your father and brothers have come to you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The king therefore said to Joseph: Thy father and thy brethren are come to thee. |
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, please let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.”
The land of Egypt is before you. Settle your father and your brothers in the best of the land. Let them settle in the land of Goshen, and if you know any able men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.”