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They carried him and their little ones and their wives in the wagons Pharaoh had provided for them. <a href="/esv/genesis/46.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then Jacob set out from Beersheba. The sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him. <a href="/bsb/genesis/46.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then Jacob departed from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel took their father Jacob in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him, along with their children and wives. <a href="/kjv/genesis/46.htm">King James Bible</a> And Jacob rose up from Beersheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/46.htm">New King James Version</a> Then Jacob arose from Beersheba; and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob, their little ones, and their wives, in the carts which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. <a href="/nasb_/genesis/46.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then Jacob left Beersheba, and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob and their little ones and their wives in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. <a href="/nasb/genesis/46.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then Jacob arose from Beersheba; and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob and their little ones and their wives in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. <a href="/nasb77/genesis/46.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then Jacob arose from Beersheba; and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob and their little ones and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. <a href="/lsb/genesis/46.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Jacob arose from Beersheba; and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob and their little ones and their wives in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. <a href="/amp/genesis/46.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So Jacob set out from Beersheba; and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob and their children and their wives in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him. <a href="/csb/genesis/46.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Jacob left Beer-sheba. The sons of Israel took their father Jacob in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him, along with their dependents and their wives. <a href="/hcsb/genesis/46.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Jacob left Beer-sheba. The sons of Israel took their father Jacob in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him, along with their children and their wives. <a href="/asv/genesis/46.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. <a href="/erv/genesis/46.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. <a href="/gwt/genesis/46.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> So Jacob left Beersheba. Israel's sons put their father Jacob, their children, and their wives in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to bring him back. <a href="/gnt/genesis/46.htm">Good News Translation</a> Jacob set out from Beersheba. His sons put him, their small children, and their wives in the wagons which the king of Egypt had sent. <a href="/isv/genesis/46.htm">International Standard Version</a> So Jacob got up and left Beer-sheba, and Israel's sons carried their father Jacob, their little ones, and their wives in the transport wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry them. <a href="/msb/genesis/46.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then Jacob departed from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel took their father Jacob in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him, along with their children and wives. <a href="/net/genesis/46.htm">NET Bible</a> Then Jacob started out from Beer Sheba, and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob, their little children, and their wives in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent along to transport him. <a href="/nheb/genesis/46.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then Jacob rose up from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob, and their little ones, and their wives on the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. <a href="/wbt/genesis/46.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. <a href="/web/genesis/46.htm">World English Bible</a> Jacob rose up from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel carried Jacob, their father, their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/46.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Jacob rises from Beer-Sheba, and the sons of Israel carry away their father Jacob, and their infants, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh has sent to carry him, <a href="/ylt/genesis/46.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Jacob riseth from Beer-Sheba, and the sons of Israel bear away Jacob their father, And their infants, and their wives, in the waggons which Pharaoh hath sent to bear him, <a href="/slt/genesis/46.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jacob will rise up from the well of the oath: and the sons of Israel will take up Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh sent to take him.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/46.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Jacob rose up from the well of the oath: and his sons took him up, with their children and wives in the wagons, which Pharao had sent to carry the old man, <a href="/cpdv/genesis/46.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then Jacob rose up from the Well of the Oath. And his sons took him, with their little ones and wives, in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry the old man, <a href="/nabre/genesis/46.htm">New American Bible</a> So Jacob departed from Beer-sheba, and the sons of Israel put their father and their wives and children on the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to transport him. <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/46.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then Jacob set out from Beer-sheba; and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob, their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/46.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Jacob rose up from Beersheba; and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, their little ones, and their wives in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/46.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Yaquuv arose from Beersheba, and Yaquuv took the sons of Israel, their father, and their little ones, and their wives in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/46.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba; and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. <a href="/sep/genesis/46.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Jacob rose up from the well of the oath; and the sons of Israel took up their father, and the baggage, and their wives on the waggons, which Joseph sent to take them. <a href="/parallel/genesis/46-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=11981" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/46.htm">Jacob's Journey to Egypt</a> …4I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.” 5<a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">Then Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: way·yā·qām (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">departed</a> <a href="/hebrew/884.htm" title="884: mib·bə·’êr (Prep) -- Well of seven, a place in the Negev. From 'er and sheba'; well of an oath; Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/884.htm" title="884: šā·ḇa‘ (Prep:: N-proper-fs) -- Well of seven, a place in the Negev. From 'er and sheba'; well of an oath; Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine.">Beersheba,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and the sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: way·yiś·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">took</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇî·hem (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">their father</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/5699.htm" title="5699: bā·‘ă·ḡā·lō·wṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fp) -- A cart. From the same as agol; something revolving, i.e. A wheeled vehicle.">in the wagons</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6547.htm" title="6547: par·‘ōh (N-proper-ms) -- A title of Eg. kings. Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings.">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šā·laḥ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">had sent</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: lā·śêṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">to carry him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2945.htm" title="2945: ṭap·pām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Children. From taphaph; a family.">along with their children</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: nə·šê·hem (N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">and wives.</a> 6They also took the livestock and possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/1-1.htm">Exodus 1:1-5</a> These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family: / Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; / Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; ... <a href="/genesis/45-19.htm">Genesis 45:19-21</a> You are also directed to tell them: ‘Take wagons from the land of Egypt for your young children and your wives, and bring your father and come back. / But pay no regard to your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’” / So the sons of Israel did as they were told. Joseph gave them wagons as Pharaoh had instructed, and he also gave them provisions for their journey. <a href="/genesis/47-1.htm">Genesis 47:1-4</a> So Joseph went and told Pharaoh: “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all they own, have come from the land of Canaan and are now in Goshen.” / And he chose five of his brothers and presented them before Pharaoh. / “What is your occupation?” Pharaoh asked Joseph’s brothers. “Your servants are shepherds,” they replied, “both we and our fathers.” ... <a href="/acts/7-14.htm">Acts 7:14-15</a> Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all. / So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died. <a href="/genesis/50-7.htm">Genesis 50:7-9</a> Then Joseph went to bury his father, and all the servants of Pharaoh accompanied him—the elders of Pharaoh’s household and all the elders of the land of Egypt— / along with all of Joseph’s household, and his brothers, and his father’s household. Only their children and flocks and herds were left in Goshen. / Chariots and horsemen alike went up with him, and it was an exceedingly large procession. <a href="/exodus/12-37.htm">Exodus 12:37-38</a> The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth with about 600,000 men on foot, besides women and children. / And a mixed multitude also went up with them, along with great droves of livestock, both flocks and herds. <a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Genesis 15:13-14</a> Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. / But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions. <a href="/hebrews/11-21.htm">Hebrews 11:21</a> By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff. <a href="/genesis/28-15.htm">Genesis 28:15</a> Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” <a href="/genesis/31-17.htm">Genesis 31:17-18</a> Then Jacob got up and put his children and his wives on camels, / and he drove all his livestock before him, along with all the possessions he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land in Canaan. <a href="/genesis/35-9.htm">Genesis 35:9-12</a> After Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him. / And God said to him, “Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel.” So God named him Israel. / And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you. ... <a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a> Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. / I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. / I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.” <a href="/genesis/37-1.htm">Genesis 37:1</a> Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had resided, the land of Canaan. <a href="/genesis/42-1.htm">Genesis 42:1-3</a> When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you staring at one another?” / “Look,” he added, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.” / So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt. <a href="/genesis/43-1.htm">Genesis 43:1-2</a> Now the famine was still severe in the land. / So when Jacob’s sons had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Jacob rose up from Beersheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.Jacob.<a href="/acts/7-15.htm">Acts 7:15</a> So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,in the waggons.<a href="/genesis/31-17.htm">Genesis 31:17,18</a> Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels; … <a href="/genesis/45-19.htm">Genesis 45:19,21,27</a> Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come… <a href="/exodus/10-24.htm">Exodus 10:24,26</a> And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the LORD; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with you… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/45-27.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/genesis/46-1.htm">Beersheba</a> <a href="/genesis/46-1.htm">Beer-Sheba</a> <a href="/genesis/40-15.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/genesis/45-27.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/genesis/45-27.htm">Carts</a> <a href="/genesis/45-21.htm">Children</a> <a href="/genesis/45-19.htm">Infants</a> <a href="/genesis/46-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/genesis/42-5.htm">Israel's</a> <a href="/genesis/46-2.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/45-19.htm">Little</a> <a href="/genesis/45-19.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/genesis/45-21.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/genesis/38-19.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/genesis/43-15.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/matthew/17-20.htm">Transport</a> <a href="/genesis/45-27.htm">Wagons</a> <a href="/genesis/45-19.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/49-15.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/joshua/15-28.htm">Beersheba</a> <a href="/joshua/15-28.htm">Beer-Sheba</a> <a href="/genesis/50-13.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/genesis/47-30.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/numbers/7-3.htm">Carts</a> <a href="/genesis/46-8.htm">Children</a> <a href="/genesis/47-12.htm">Infants</a> <a href="/genesis/46-8.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/genesis/48-10.htm">Israel's</a> <a href="/genesis/46-6.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/47-12.htm">Little</a> <a href="/genesis/47-12.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/genesis/46-31.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/1-8.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/exodus/2-17.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/numbers/4-31.htm">Transport</a> <a href="/numbers/7-3.htm">Wagons</a> <a href="/genesis/46-26.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 46</div>1. <a href="/genesis/46-1.htm">Jacob is comforted by God at Beersheba.</a> 5. <a href="/genesis/46-5.htm">Thence he with his company goes into Egypt.</a> 8. <a href="/genesis/46-8.htm">The number of his family that went into Egypt.</a> 28. <a href="/genesis/46-28.htm">Joseph meets Jacob.</a> 31. <a href="/genesis/46-31.htm">He instructs his brothers how to answer Pharaoh.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/46.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/46.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then Jacob departed from Beersheba Beersheba is a significant location in the biblical narrative, often associated with the patriarchs Abraham and Isaac. It represents a place of covenant and divine encounters (<a href="/genesis/21-31.htm">Genesis 21:31-33, 26</a>:23-25). Jacob's departure from Beersheba marks a pivotal moment in his life, as he leaves the Promised Land to go to Egypt. This move is significant in the unfolding of God's plan for Israel, as it sets the stage for the eventual enslavement and exodus of the Israelites, fulfilling God's earlier prophecy to Abraham (<a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Genesis 15:13-14</a>).and the sons of Israel took their father Jacob The phrase "sons of Israel" refers to Jacob's twelve sons, who are the progenitors of the twelve tribes of Israel. This highlights the unity and collective action of the family in this momentous journey. It also underscores the fulfillment of God's promise to make Jacob's descendants a great nation (<a href="/genesis/35-11.htm">Genesis 35:11</a>). The involvement of all the sons signifies the importance of family and the continuation of the covenantal promise through them.in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him The wagons sent by Pharaoh symbolize the favor and provision of God through the ruler of Egypt. This act of kindness from Pharaoh reflects Joseph's high standing in Egypt and God's providential care for Jacob and his family. The use of wagons, a luxury at the time, indicates the honor and respect afforded to Jacob, and it also foreshadows the future relationship between Israel and Egypt, which will eventually lead to the Israelites' enslavement and deliverance.along with their children and wives The inclusion of children and wives emphasizes the comprehensive nature of the migration. It was not just Jacob and his sons, but the entire family unit that moved to Egypt. This reflects the importance of family continuity and the preservation of the covenant community. It also highlights the fulfillment of God's promise to multiply Jacob's descendants, as the family grows and moves together. This movement of the entire family unit is a precursor to the larger narrative of the Israelites' sojourn in Egypt and their eventual exodus.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a> Also known as Israel, he is the patriarch of the Israelites. In this verse, he is leaving Beersheba to go to Egypt. 2. <a href="/topical/b/beersheba.htm">Beersheba</a> A significant location in the southern part of Israel, often associated with the patriarchs. It is where Jacob offers sacrifices to God before his journey. 3. <a href="/topical/s/sons_of_israel.htm">Sons of Israel</a> Refers to Jacob's sons, who are the heads of the twelve tribes of Israel. They are responsible for transporting their father to Egypt. 4. <a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a> The ruler of Egypt who has shown favor to Joseph, Jacob's son, and has provided wagons for Jacob's journey. 5. <a href="/topical/w/wagons.htm">Wagons</a> These are the means of transportation provided by Pharaoh, symbolizing the provision and favor of God through the Egyptian ruler.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a> Just as Jacob trusted in the provision of Pharaoh's wagons, we are called to trust in God's provision in our lives, even when it comes from unexpected sources. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_in_transition.htm">Obedience in Transition</a> Jacob's journey to Egypt was a significant transition. We should be obedient to God's leading, even when it requires leaving our comfort zones. <a href="/topical/f/family_leadership.htm">Family Leadership</a> Jacob's sons took responsibility for their father, demonstrating the importance of family leadership and care. We are called to honor and care for our family members. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_circumstances.htm">God's Sovereignty in Circumstances</a> The provision of wagons by Pharaoh shows God's sovereignty in using even secular authorities to fulfill His purposes. We should recognize God's hand in all circumstances. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a> Jacob's journey was a step of faith in God's promises to make his descendants a great nation. We are encouraged to have faith in God's promises for our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_46.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 46</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'by_my_spirit'_mean.htm">Where is Beersheba mentioned in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_include_joseph's_kids_in_genesis_46_20.htm">Why does Genesis 46:20 include Joseph's Egyptian-born children in the lineage, and is there extrabiblical evidence for Joseph's high status in Egypt?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_jacob_adopt_joseph's_sons.htm">Genesis 48:5 - Why does Jacob adopt Joseph's sons as his own, and does this practice have any verifiable historical precedent?</a> <a href="/q/could_jacob's_household_migrate_to_egypt_easily.htm">How historically plausible is it that the entire household of Jacob (Genesis 46:6-7) could migrate to Egypt with no mention of the logistical or political challenges involved?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/46.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 5-7. - And Jacob rose up - having received new vigor from the vision (Calvin) - from Beersheba (it is not probable that his stay there was of more than a day or two's, perhaps only a night's, duration): and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, - "Unlike the heathen tribes around them, and Oriental nations generally, the family of Jacob gave honor to the wife as to the weaker vessel" (Lawson) - in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him (vide Genesis 45:19, 21). And they took their cattle, and their goods (including probably their servants), which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, - Pharaoh had desired Jacob not to regard his stuff, because the good of all the land of Egypt was before him; but he wished not to take advantage of Pharaoh's goodness, or to owe greater obligations to him than he found necessary" (Lawson) - and came into Egypt, - a scene depicted on the tomb of Chumhotep, the near relative and successor of Osirtasen I., at Benihassan, represents a company of immigrants, apparently Shemitic in their origin, entering Egypt with their goods, as well as women and children, borne upon asses. Without affirming that this was the Egyptian version of the descent of Israel into Egypt, it may serve as a striking illustration of that event (vide. Wilkinson, 'Ancient Egyptians,' vol. 1. p. 480, ed. 1878; Brugsch, 'Histoire d'Egypte,' p. 63; Hengstenberg's 'Egypt and the Books of Moses,' p. 37) - Jacob, and all his seed (i.e. his descendants) with him: his sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters (this need not imply that Jacob had more daughters than Dinah, but may include his sons wives, who are not otherwise mentioned in this enumeration), and his sons' daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt. The date of this event was in the 130th year of Jacob's life (<a href="/genesis/47-9.htm">Genesis 47:9</a>), and 215 years after the call of Abraham (<a href="/genesis/12-4.htm">Genesis 12:4</a>), i.e. B.C. 1728 (Usher), 1885 (Hales); or A.M. 2276 (Usher), 3526 (Hales). <a href="/commentaries/genesis/46-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then Jacob יַעֲקֹ֖ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc departed וַיָּ֥קָם (way·yā·qām) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand from מִבְּאֵ֣ר (mib·bə·’êr) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> Beersheba, שָׁ֑בַע (šā·ḇa‘) Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_884.htm">Strong's 884: </a> Beersheba -- 'well of seven', a place in the Negev and the sons בְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc took וַיִּשְׂא֨וּ (way·yiś·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take their father אֲבִיהֶ֗ם (’ă·ḇî·hem) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father Jacob יַעֲקֹ֣ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc in the wagons בָּעֲגָל֕וֹת (bā·‘ă·ḡā·lō·wṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5699.htm">Strong's 5699: </a> Something revolving, a wheeled vehicle Pharaoh פַּרְעֹ֖ה (par·‘ōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm">Strong's 6547: </a> Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings had sent שָׁלַ֥ח (šā·laḥ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out to carry him, לָשֵׂ֥את (lā·śêṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take along with their children טַפָּם֙ (ṭap·pām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2945.htm">Strong's 2945: </a> A family and wives. נְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם (nə·šê·hem) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/46-5.htm">Genesis 46:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/46-5.htm">Genesis 46:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/46-5.htm">Genesis 46:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/46-5.htm">Genesis 46:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/46-5.htm">Genesis 46:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/46-5.htm">Genesis 46:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/46-5.htm">Genesis 46:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/46-5.htm">Genesis 46:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/46-5.htm">Genesis 46:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/46-5.htm">Genesis 46:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/46-5.htm">OT Law: Genesis 46:5 Jacob rose up from Beersheba and (Gen. 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