Genesis 47:1-3

Context

Joseph’s Wise Administration

47:1 Joseph went and told Pharaoh, “My father, my brothers, their flocks and herds, and all that they own have arrived from the land of

Canaan. They are now¹ in the land of Goshen.” 47:2 He took five of his brothers and introduced them to Pharaoh.²

47:3 Pharaoh said to Joseph’s³ brothers, “What is your occupation?” They said to Pharaoh, “Your servants take care of flocks, just as our ancestors did.”⁴

[47:1] ¹tn Heb “Look they [are] in the land of Goshen.” Joseph draws attention to the fact of their presence in Goshen.

[47:2] ²tn Heb “and from the whole of his brothers he took five men and presented them before Pharaoh.”

[47:3] ³tn Heb “his”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[47:3] ⁴tn Heb “both we and our fathers.”