Genesis 47:5
What does Genesis 47:5 mean?
A plain-English look at Genesis 47:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Let them have the land of Goshen; and if there are any able men among them, put them over my cattle.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Pharaoh speaketh unto Joseph, saying, `Thy father and thy brethren have come unto thee:
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The king therefore said to Joseph: Thy father and thy brethren are come to thee.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come to thee.
Context
v.4And 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.
v.5This passage
v.6the land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and thy brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any able men among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
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