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So now, please let your servants settle in Goshen.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/genesis/47.htm">New Living Translation</a> We have come to live here in Egypt for a while, for there is no pasture for our flocks in Canaan. The famine is very severe there. So please, we request permission to live in the region of Goshen.” <a href="/esv/genesis/47.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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.” <a href="/bsb/genesis/47.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then they said to Pharaoh, “We have come to live in the land for a time, because there is no pasture for the flocks of your servants, since the famine in the land of Canaan has been severe. So now, please allow your servants to settle in the land of Goshen.” <a href="/kjv/genesis/47.htm">King James Bible</a> They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/47.htm">New King James Version</a> And they said to Pharaoh, “We have come to dwell in the land, because your servants have no pasture for their flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.” <a href="/nasb_/genesis/47.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> They also said to Pharaoh, “We have come to reside 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 live in the land of Goshen.” <a href="/nasb/genesis/47.htm">NASB 1995</a> They said to Pharaoh, &#8220We have come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants&#8217 flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now, therefore, please let your servants live in the land of Goshen.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/genesis/47.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And 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. Now, therefore, please let your servants live in the land of Goshen.” <a href="/lsb/genesis/47.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And 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 heavy in the land of Canaan. So now, please let your servants live in the land of Goshen.” <a href="/amp/genesis/47.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Moreover, they said to Pharaoh, “We have come to live temporarily (sojourn) in the land [of Egypt], for there is no pasture for the flocks of your servants [in our land], for the famine is very severe in Canaan. So now, please let your servants live in the land of Goshen.” <a href="/csb/genesis/47.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> And they said to Pharaoh, “We have come to stay in the land for a while because there is no grazing land for your servants’ sheep, since the famine in the land of Canaan has been severe. So now, please let your servants settle in the land of Goshen.” <a href="/hcsb/genesis/47.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then they said to Pharaoh, &#8220We have come to live in the land for a while because there is no grazing land for your servants&#8217 sheep, since the famine in the land of Canaan has been severe. So now, please let your servants settle in the land of Goshen.&#8221 <a href="/asv/genesis/47.htm">American Standard Version</a> And they said unto Pharaoh, To sojourn in the land are we come; for there is no pasture for thy servants' flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen. <a href="/cev/genesis/47.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But in our country all the pastures are dried up, and our sheep have no grass to eat. So we, your servants, have come here. Please let us live in the region of Goshen." <a href="/erv/genesis/47.htm">English Revised Version</a> And they said unto Pharaoh, To sojourn in the land are we come; for there is no pasture for thy servants' flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen. <a href="/gwt/genesis/47.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> We have come to live in this land for a while. The famine is so severe in Canaan that there's no pasture for our flocks. So please let us live in Goshen." <a href="/gnt/genesis/47.htm">Good News Translation</a> "We have come to live in this country, because in the land of Canaan the famine is so severe that there is no pasture for our flocks. Please give us permission to live in the region of Goshen." <a href="/isv/genesis/47.htm">International Standard Version</a> We've come to live for a while in this region, since there is no pasture back in Canaan for your servants' flocks. May your servants please live in the Goshen territory?" <a href="/msb/genesis/47.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then they said to Pharaoh, ?We have come to live in the land for a time, because there is no pasture for the flocks of your servants, since the famine in the land of Canaan has been severe. So now, please allow your servants to settle in the land of Goshen.? <a href="/net/genesis/47.htm">NET Bible</a> Then they said to Pharaoh, "We have come to live as temporary residents in the land. There is no pasture for your servants' flocks because the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. So now, please let your servants live in the land of Goshen." <a href="/nheb/genesis/47.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And 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. So now, please let your servants live in the land of Goshen." <a href="/wbt/genesis/47.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> They said moreover to Pharaoh, We have come to sojourn in the land: for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen. <a href="/web/genesis/47.htm">World English Bible</a> They 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.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/47.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and they say to Pharaoh, “We have come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for the flock which your servants have, for the famine in the land of Canaan [is] grievous; and now, please let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.” <a href="/ylt/genesis/47.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and they say unto Pharaoh, 'To sojourn in the land we have come, for there is no pasture for the flock which thy servants have, for grievous is the famine in the land of Canaan; and now, let thy servants, we pray thee, dwell in the land of Goshen.' <a href="/slt/genesis/47.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And they will say to Pharaoh, To sojourn in the land we came: for no pasture is to the sheep which are to thy servants, for the famine was heavy in the land of Canaan: and at this time now will thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/47.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> We are come to sojourn in thy land, because there is no grass for the flocks of thy servants, the famine being very grievous in the land of Chanaan: and we pray thee to give orders that we thy servants may be in the land of Gessen. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/47.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> We came to sojourn in your land, because there is no grass for the flocks of your servants, the famine being very grievous in the land of Canaan. And we petition you that you may order us, your servants, to be in the land of Goshen.” <a href="/nabre/genesis/47.htm">New American Bible</a> We have come,” they continued, “in order to sojourn in this land, for there is no pasture for your servants’ flocks, because the famine has been severe in the land of Canaan. So now please let your servants settle in the region of Goshen.” <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/47.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> They said to Pharaoh, “We have come to reside as aliens in the land; for there is no pasture for your servants’ flocks because the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now, we ask you, let your servants settle in the land of Goshen.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/47.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> They said moreover 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; now, therefore, let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/47.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And they said to Pharaoh, “We have come to dwell in the land, because there is no pasture for the flocks of your Servants, because the famine is severe in the land of Canaan, and now your Servants will dwell in the land of Geshan.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/47.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And they said unto Pharaoh: 'To sojourn in the land are we come; for there is no pasture for thy servants' flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.' <a href="/sep/genesis/47.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And they said to Pharao, We are come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for the flocks of thy servants, for the famine has prevailed in the land of Chanaan; now then, we will dwell in the land of Gesem. And Pharao said to Joseph, Let them dwell in the land of Gesem; and if thou knowest that there are among them able men, make them overseers of my cattle. So Jacob and his sons came into Egypt, to Joseph; and Pharao, king of Egypt, heard of it. <a href="/parallel/genesis/47-4.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=12253" 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/47.htm">Jacob Settles in Goshen</a> …3“What is your occupation?” Pharaoh asked Joseph’s brothers. “Your servants are shepherds,” they replied, “both we and our fathers.” 4<a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">Then they said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</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/935.htm" title="935: bā·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">“We have come</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">to live in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/1481.htm" title="1481: lā·ḡūr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; properly, to turn aside from the road, i.e. Sojourn; also to shrink, fear; also to gather for hostility.">for a time,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">there is no</a> <a href="/hebrew/4829.htm" title="4829: mir·‘eh (N-ms) -- A pasturage, pasture. From ra'ah in the sense of feeding; pasture; also the haunt of wild animals.">pasture</a> <a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: laṣ·ṣōn (Prep-l, Art:: N-cs) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively.">for the flocks</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">of your servants,</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/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">since</a> <a href="/hebrew/7458.htm" title="7458: hā·rā·‘āḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Famine, hunger. From ra'eb; hunger.">the famine</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3667.htm" title="3667: kə·nā·‘an (N-proper-ms) -- From kana'; humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him.">of Canaan</a> <a href="/hebrew/3515.htm" title="3515: ḵā·ḇêḏ (Adj-ms) -- Heavy. From kabad; heavy; figuratively in a good sense or in a bad sense.">has been severe.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: wə·‘at·tāh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">So now,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">please</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">allow your servants</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yê·šə·ḇū- (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">to settle</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/1657.htm" title="1657: gō·šen (N-proper-fs) -- Probably of Egyptian origin; Goshen, the residence of the Israelites in Egypt; also a place in Palestine.">of Goshen.”</a> 5Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Now that your father and brothers have come to you,…<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/12-48.htm">Exodus 12:48-49</a> If a foreigner resides with you and wants to celebrate the LORD’s Passover, all the males in the household must be circumcised; then he may come near to celebrate it, and he shall be like a native of the land. But no uncircumcised man may eat of it. / The same law shall apply to both the native and the foreigner who resides among you.” <a href="/leviticus/25-35.htm">Leviticus 25:35-36</a> Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you. / Do not take any interest or profit from him, but fear your God, that your countryman may live among you. <a href="/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Deuteronomy 10:18-19</a> He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing. / So you also must love the foreigner, since you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt. <a href="/psalms/105-23.htm">Psalm 105:23</a> Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham. <a href="/isaiah/19-23.htm">Isaiah 19:23-25</a> In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt, and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together. / In that day Israel will join a three-party alliance with Egypt and Assyria—a blessing upon the earth. / The LORD of Hosts will bless them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt My people, Assyria My handiwork, and Israel My inheritance.” <a href="/acts/7-11.htm">Acts 7:11-15</a> Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food. / When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit. / On their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh. ... <a href="/hebrews/11-9.htm">Hebrews 11:9</a> By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. <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="/deuteronomy/26-5.htm">Deuteronomy 26:5</a> and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous. <a href="/psalms/105-13.htm">Psalm 105:13</a> they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another. <a href="/acts/7-6.htm">Acts 7:6</a> God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. <a href="/hebrews/11-13.htm">Hebrews 11:13-16</a> All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. / Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own. / If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. ... <a href="/exodus/22-21.htm">Exodus 22:21</a> You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt. <a href="/leviticus/19-34.htm">Leviticus 19:34</a> You must treat the foreigner living among you as native-born and love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God. <a href="/jeremiah/42-10.htm">Jeremiah 42:10-12</a> ‘If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you, for I will relent of the disaster I have brought upon you. / Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear; do not be afraid of him, declares the LORD, for I am with you to save you and deliver you from him. / And I will show you compassion, and he will have compassion on you and restore you to your own land.’</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>They said morever to Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for your servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray you, let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.For to.<a href="/genesis/12-10.htm">Genesis 12:10</a> And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.<a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Genesis 15:13</a> And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;<a href="/deuteronomy/26-5.htm">Deuteronomy 26:5</a> And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:for the famine.<a href="/genesis/43-1.htm">Genesis 43:1</a> And the famine was sore in the land.<a href="/acts/7-11.htm">Acts 7:11</a> Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.let thy.<a href="/genesis/46-34.htm">Genesis 46:34</a> That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_corinthians/16-6.htm">Awhile</a> <a href="/genesis/47-1.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/genesis/46-34.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/genesis/45-11.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/genesis/47-1.htm">Flocks</a> <a href="/genesis/35-27.htm">Foreigners</a> <a href="/genesis/47-1.htm">Goshen</a> <a href="/genesis/45-27.htm">Live</a> <a href="/genesis/45-15.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/genesis/37-12.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/genesis/47-3.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/genesis/45-4.htm">Please</a> <a href="/genesis/47-3.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/genesis/35-1.htm">Settle</a> <a href="/genesis/43-1.htm">Severe</a> <a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Sojourn</a> <a href="/genesis/43-1.htm">Sore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/9-27.htm">Awhile</a> <a href="/genesis/47-13.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/genesis/47-6.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/genesis/47-13.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/genesis/47-17.htm">Flocks</a> <a href="/exodus/21-8.htm">Foreigners</a> <a href="/genesis/47-5.htm">Goshen</a> <a href="/genesis/47-19.htm">Live</a> <a href="/genesis/48-22.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/exodus/22-5.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/genesis/47-5.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/genesis/47-25.htm">Please</a> <a href="/genesis/47-19.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-32.htm">Settle</a> <a href="/genesis/47-13.htm">Severe</a> <a href="/exodus/12-48.htm">Sojourn</a> <a href="/genesis/47-13.htm">Sore</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 47</div>1. <a href="/genesis/47-1.htm">Joseph presents his father, and five of his brothers before Pharaoh.</a> 11. <a href="/genesis/47-11.htm">He gives them habitation and maintenance.</a> 13. <a href="/genesis/47-13.htm">He gets the Egyptian's money;</a> 16. <a href="/genesis/47-16.htm">their cattle;</a> 18. <a href="/genesis/47-18.htm">and their lands, except the priests', to Pharaoh.</a> 23. <a href="/genesis/47-23.htm">He restores the land for a fifth.</a> 28. <a href="/genesis/47-28.htm">Jacob's age.</a> 29. <a href="/genesis/47-29.htm">He swears Joseph to bury him with his fathers.</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'; 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It highlights the importance of Joseph's position in Egypt, as his family is granted an audience with the king. This reflects the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham that his descendants would be influential in foreign lands (<a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2-3</a>).“We have come to live in the land for a time, The temporary nature of their stay is emphasized here. The Israelites' sojourn in Egypt was initially intended to be short-term, but it eventually extended to 400 years, as foretold in <a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Genesis 15:13</a>. This phrase also foreshadows the eventual Exodus, where the Israelites would leave Egypt to return to the Promised Land.because there is no pasture for the flocks of your servants, This highlights the severity of the famine affecting Canaan, which forced Jacob's family to seek sustenance in Egypt. The mention of "flocks" underscores the pastoral lifestyle of the Israelites, contrasting with the more agrarian society of Egypt. This distinction would later contribute to the Israelites' separation and identity as a distinct people.since the famine in the land of Canaan has been severe. The famine is a pivotal event in the narrative, driving the migration to Egypt. It serves as a backdrop for God's providential care, as He uses the famine to bring Jacob's family to Egypt, setting the stage for their growth into a great nation. This also connects to Joseph's earlier dreams and his role in God's plan (<a href="/genesis/41-25.htm">Genesis 41:25-32</a>).So now, please allow your servants to settle in the land of Goshen.” Goshen is identified as a fertile region in Egypt, suitable for grazing livestock. This request reflects Joseph's strategic planning, as Goshen's location would allow the Israelites to maintain their distinct identity while benefiting from Egypt's resources. Theologically, Goshen represents God's provision and protection for His people, even in a foreign land.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a> The ruler of Egypt, who holds the power to grant or deny the request of Joseph's family. 2. <a href="/topical/j/joseph.htm">Joseph</a> The son of Jacob, who has risen to a position of power in Egypt and is responsible for bringing his family to Egypt during the famine. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jacob's_family.htm">Jacob's Family</a> The family of Israel, who have come to Egypt seeking refuge from the severe famine in Canaan. 4. <a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a> The land where Jacob's family originally resides, currently suffering from a severe famine. 5. <a href="/topical/g/goshen.htm">Goshen</a> A region in Egypt where Joseph's family seeks to settle, known for its fertile land suitable for grazing.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_providence_in_times_of_need.htm">Divine Providence in Times of Need</a> God's provision is evident as He uses Joseph to prepare a place for his family during the famine. Trust in God's plan even when circumstances seem dire. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_family_and_community.htm">The Importance of Family and Community</a> Joseph's actions demonstrate the importance of caring for family and community. In times of crisis, seek to support and uplift those around you. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_obedience.htm">Faith and Obedience</a> Jacob's family demonstrates faith by moving to Egypt, trusting in God's provision through Joseph. Be willing to step out in faith when God provides a path. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a> Joseph's leadership and wisdom are crucial in securing a place for his family. Effective leadership involves foresight, compassion, and action. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> The movement of Jacob's family to Egypt sets the stage for future events in Israel's history, illustrating God's sovereignty over nations and history.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_47.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 47</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'vagabond'_mean_in_the_bible.htm">What is Goshen's biblical significance?</a> <a href="/q/key_events_in_genesis.htm">What are the key events in the Book of Genesis?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_moses_confronting_pharaoh.htm">Exodus 5:1: Where is the historical or archaeological evidence of Moses confronting an Egyptian Pharaoh as described? </a> <a href="/q/what_is_goshen's_biblical_significance.htm">What is Goshen's biblical significance?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/47.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) To sojourn.--Joseph's brethren ask for permission only for a temporary stay. Apparently, too, in spite of the famine, there was pasture for cattle in Goshen. They had been able hitherto to keep them alive even in Canaan; and probably the Nile, though it did not overflow, yet on reaching the delta lost itself in swamps, which produced a great quantity of the marsh grass described in <a href="/genesis/41-2.htm" title="And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favored cows and fat; and they fed in a meadow.">Genesis 41:2</a>. We find in this chapter that not only were Pharaoh's herds intact, but also those of the people.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/47.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - They said moreover (literally, and they said) unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; - an unconscious fulfillment of an ancient prophecy (<a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Genesis 15:13</a>) - for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks (it was solely the extreme drought that had caused them for a season to vacate their own land); for the famine is sore (literally, heavy) in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell (literally, and now might thy servants dwell, we pray, the future having here the force of an optative) in the land of Goshen. <a href="/commentaries/genesis/47-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then they said וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Pharaoh, פַּרְעֹ֗ה (par·‘ōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm">Strong's 6547: </a> Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings “We have come בָּאנוּ֒ (bā·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to live in the land בָּאָרֶץ֮ (bā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land for a time, לָג֣וּר (lā·ḡūr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1481.htm">Strong's 1481: </a> To turn aside from the road, sojourn, to shrink, fear, to gather for, hostility because כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction there is no אֵ֣ין (’ên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle pasture מִרְעֶ֗ה (mir·‘eh) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4829.htm">Strong's 4829: </a> Pasture, the haunt of wild animals for the flock לַצֹּאן֙ (laṣ·ṣōn) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm">Strong's 6629: </a> Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock of your servants, לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ (la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant since כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the famine הָרָעָ֖ב (hā·rā·‘āḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7458.htm">Strong's 7458: </a> Famine, hunger in the land בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Canaan כְּנָ֑עַן (kə·nā·‘an) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3667.htm">Strong's 3667: </a> Canaan -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their land West of the Jordan has been severe. כָבֵ֥ד (ḵā·ḇêḏ) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3515.htm">Strong's 3515: </a> Heavy So now, וְעַתָּ֛ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> At this time please נָ֥א (nā) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> I pray', 'now', 'then' allow your servants עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant to settle יֵֽשְׁבוּ־ (yê·šə·ḇū-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in the land בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Goshen.? גֹּֽשֶׁן׃ (gō·šen) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1657.htm">Strong's 1657: </a> Goshen -- a district in Egypt, also a city in southern Judah <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/47-4.htm">Genesis 47:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/47-4.htm">Genesis 47:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/47-4.htm">Genesis 47:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/47-4.htm">Genesis 47:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/47-4.htm">Genesis 47:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/47-4.htm">Genesis 47:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/47-4.htm">Genesis 47:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/47-4.htm">Genesis 47:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/47-4.htm">Genesis 47:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/47-4.htm">Genesis 47:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/47-4.htm">OT Law: Genesis 47:4 They said to Pharaoh We have come (Gen. 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