Berean Standard Bible
- 1 So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
- 2 And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: "Jacob, Jacob!" He said. "Here I am," replied Jacob.
- 3 "I am God," He said, "the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
- 4 I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph's own hands will close your eyes."
- 5 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.
- 6 They also took the livestock and possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt.
- 7 Jacob took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, and his daughters and granddaughters-all his offspring.
- 8 Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
- 9 The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
- 10 The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
- 11 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- 12 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
- 13 The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.
- 14 The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
- 15 These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and daughters was thirty-three.
- 16 The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
- 17 The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
- 18 These are the sons of Jacob born to Zilpah-whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah-sixteen in all.
- 19 The sons of Jacob's wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
- 20 Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.
- 21 The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
- 22 These are the sons of Rachel born to Jacob-fourteen in all.
- 23 The son of Dan: Hushim.
- 24 The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
- 25 These are the sons of Jacob born to Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel-seven in all.
- 26 All those belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt-his direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob's sons-numbered sixty-six persons.
- 27 And with the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob's family who went to Egypt were seventy in all.
- 28 Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When Jacob's family arrived in the land of Goshen,
- 29 Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely.
- 30 Then Israel said to Joseph, "Finally I can die, now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive!"
- 31 Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's household, "I will go up and inform Pharaoh: 'My brothers and my father's household from the land of Canaan have come to me.
- 32 The men are shepherds; they raise livestock, and they have brought their flocks and herds and all that they own.'
- 33 When Pharaoh summons you and asks, 'What is your occupation?'
- 34 you are to say, 'Your servants have raised livestock ever since our youth-both we and our fathers.' Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians."
