Then Joseph came
and told
Pharaoh
, and said
, My father
and my brethren
, and their flocks
, and their herds
, and all that they have, are come out
of the land
of Canaan
; and, behold, they are in the land
of Goshen
.
And he took some
of his brethren
, even five
men
, and presented
them unto
Pharaoh
.
And Pharaoh said
unto his brethren
, What is your occupation
? And they said
unto Pharaoh
, Thy servants
are shepherds
, both we, and also our fathers
.
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
.
And Pharaoh spake
unto Joseph
, saying
, Thy father
and thy brethren
are come
unto thee:
The land of Egypt
is before thee
; in the best
of the land
make
thy father
and brethren
to dwell
; in the land
of Goshen
let them dwell
: and if thou knowest
any men
of activity
among them, then make them
rulers
over my cattle
.
And Joseph brought in
Jacob
his father
, and set him
before
Pharaoh
: and Jacob
blessed
Pharaoh
.
And Pharaoh said
unto Jacob
, How
old
art thou?
And Jacob said
unto Pharaoh
, The days
of the years
of my pilgrimage
are an hundred
and thirty
years
: few
and evil
have the days
of the years
of my life
been, and have not attained
unto the days
of the years
of the life
of my fathers
in the days
of their pilgrimage
.
And Jacob blessed
Pharaoh
, and went out
from before
Pharaoh
.
And Joseph placed
his father
and his brethren
, and gave
them a possession
in the land
of Egypt
, in the best
of the land
, in the land
of Rameses
, as Pharaoh
had commanded
.
And Joseph nourished
his father
, and his brethren
, and all his father's
household
, with bread
, according
to their families
.
And there was no bread in all the land
; for the famine
was very
sore
, so that the land
of Egypt
and all the land
of Canaan
fainted
by reason
of the famine
.
And Joseph gathered up
all the money
that was found
in the land
of Egypt
, and in the land
of Canaan
, for the corn
which they bought
: and Joseph
brought
the money
into Pharaoh's
house
.
And when money failed
in the land
of Egypt
, and in the land
of Canaan
, all the Egyptians
came
unto Joseph
, and said
, Give
us bread
: for why should we die
in thy presence? for the money
faileth
.
And Joseph said
, Give
your cattle
; and I will give
you for your cattle
, if money
fail
.
And they brought their cattle
unto Joseph
: and Joseph
gave
them bread
in exchange for horses
, and for the flocks
, and for the cattle
of the herds
, and for the asses
: and he fed
them with bread
for all their cattle
for that year
.
When that year was ended
, they came
unto him the second
year
, and said
unto him, We will not hide
it from my lord
, how that our money
is spent
; my lord
also hath
our herds
of cattle
; there is not ought left
in the sight
of my lord
, but our bodies
, and our lands
:
Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes
, both we and our land
? buy
us and our land
for bread
, and we and our land
will be servants
unto Pharaoh
: and give
us seed
, that we may live
, and not die
, that the land
be not desolate
.
And Joseph bought
all the land
of Egypt
for Pharaoh
; for the Egyptians
sold
every man
his field
, because the famine
prevailed
over them: so the land
became Pharaoh's
.
And as for the people, he removed
them to cities
from one end
of the borders
of Egypt
even to the other end
thereof.
Only the land of the priests
bought he
not; for the priests
had a portion
assigned them of Pharaoh
, and did eat
their portion
which Pharaoh
gave
them: wherefore they sold
not their lands
.
Then Joseph said
unto the people
, Behold, I have bought
you this day
and your land
for Pharaoh
: lo
, here is seed
for you, and ye shall sow
the land
.
And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give
the fifth
part unto Pharaoh
, and four
parts
shall be your own, for seed
of the field
, and for your food
, and for them of your households
, and for food
for your little ones
.
And they said, Thou hast saved our lives
: let us find
grace
in the sight
of my lord
, and we will be Pharaoh's
servants
.
And Joseph made
it a law
over the land
of Egypt
unto this day
, that Pharaoh
should have the fifth
part ; except
the land
of the priests
only, which became not Pharaoh's
.
And Israel dwelt
in the land
of Egypt
, in the country
of Goshen
; and they had possessions
therein, and grew
, and multiplied
exceedingly
.
And Jacob lived
in the land
of Egypt
seventeen
years
: so the whole age
of Jacob
was an hundred
forty
and seven
years
.
And the time drew nigh
that Israel
must die
: and he called
his son
Joseph
, and said
unto him, If now I have found
grace
in thy sight
, put
, I pray thee, thy hand
under my thigh
, and deal
kindly
and truly
with me; bury
me not, I pray thee, in Egypt
:
But I will lie with my fathers
, and thou shalt carry
me out of Egypt
, and bury
me in their buryingplace
. And he said
, I will do
as thou hast said
.
And he said, Swear
unto me. And he sware
unto him. And Israel
bowed
himself upon the bed's
head
.