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Genesis 47:2

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From among his brothers he took five men, and presented them to Pharaoh.

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Genesis 47:2 in other translations

And from among his brethren he took five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.

Genesis 47:2 · American Standard Version

Genesis 47:2 in context

  1. 1Then Joseph went in and told Pharaoh, and said, “My father and my brothers, with their flocks, their herds, and all that they own, have come out of the land of Canaan; and behold, they are in the land of Goshen.”
  2. 2From among his brothers he took five men, and presented them to Pharaoh.
  3. 3Pharaoh said to his brothers, “What is your occupation?”
    They said to Pharaoh, “Your servants are shepherds, both we, and our fathers.”
  4. 4They also said to Pharaoh, “We have come to live as foreigners in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants’ flocks. For the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.”