(KJV) Genesis 46¹

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⥃Jacob’s Journey to Egypt

[1] And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer–sheba², and offered³ sacrifices unto⁴ the God of his father Isaac.⁵ [2] And God spake unto Israel in the visions⁶ of the night, and said, Jacob⁷, Jacob. And he said, Here [am] I. [3] And he said, I [am] God, the God⁸ of thy father: fear not⁹ to go down into Egypt; for I will¹⁰ there make of thee a great nation: [4] I will go¹¹ down with thee into Egypt; and I will¹² also surely bring thee up [again]: and Joseph¹³ shall put his hand upon thine eyes. [5] And Jacob¹⁴ rose up from Beer–sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons¹⁵ which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. [6] And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt¹⁶, Jacob, and all his seed with him:

⥃Those Who Went to Egypt ^{[ Exodus 1:1–7 ]}

[7] His sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.

⥃The Children of Leah

[8] [¶]And these [are] the names¹⁷ of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben¹⁸, Jacob’s firstborn. [9] And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.

[10] [¶]And the sons of Simeon¹⁹; Jemuel²⁰, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin²¹, and Zohar²², and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish²³ woman.

[11] [¶]And the sons of Levi²⁴; Gershon²⁵, Kohath, and Merari.

[12] [¶]And the sons of Judah²⁶; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.

[13] [¶]And the sons of Issachar²⁷; Tola, and Phuvah²⁸, and Job²⁹, and Shimron.

[14] [¶]And the sons of Zebulun³⁰; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel. [15] These [be] the sons of Leah³¹, which she bare unto Jacob in Padan–aram³², with his³³ daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters [were] thirty and three.

⥃The Children of Zilpah

[16] [¶]And the sons of³⁴ Gad; Ziphion³⁵, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon³⁶, Eri, and Arodi³⁷, and Areli.

[17] [¶]And the sons of Asher³⁸; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel. [18] These [are] the sons of Zilpah³⁹, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, [even] sixteen souls.

⥃The Children of Rachel

[19] The sons of Rachel⁴⁰ Jacob’s wife; Joseph⁴¹, and Benjamin.

[20] [¶]And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh⁴² and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti–pherah priest⁴³ of On bare unto him.

[21] [¶]And the sons⁴⁴ of Benjamin [were] Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi⁴⁵, and Rosh, Muppim⁴⁶, and Huppim⁴⁷, and Ard. [22] These [are] the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls [were] fourteen.

⥃The Children of Bilhah

[23] [¶]And the sons of Dan⁴⁸; Hushim⁴⁹.

[24] [¶]And the sons of Naphtali⁵⁰; Jahzeel⁵¹, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. [25] These [are] the sons of Bilhah⁵², which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls [were] seven. [26] All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins⁵³, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls [were] threescore and six; [27] And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, [were] two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, [were] threescore and ten⁵⁴.

⥃Jacob Arrives in Egypt

[28] And he sent Judah⁵⁵ before him unto Joseph, to direct⁵⁶ his face unto Goshen⁵⁷; and they came into the land of Goshen. [29] And Joseph made ready his chariot⁵⁸, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on⁵⁹ his neck, and wept on his neck a good while. [30] And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou [art] yet alive.⁶⁰ [31] And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father’s house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father’s house, which [were] in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;⁶¹ [32] And the men [are] shepherds⁶², for their trade hath been to feed cattle⁶³; and they⁶⁴ have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have. [33] And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What [is⁶⁵] your occupation? [34] That ye shall say, Thy servants’⁶⁶ 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 every⁶⁷ shepherd [is] an abomination unto the Egyptians.

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