Genesis 46

¹And Israel, setting out with all that he had, arrived at the Well of the Oath. And sacrificing victims there to the God of his father Isaac,

²he heard him, by a vision in the night, calling him, and saying to him: “Jacob, Jacob.” And he answered him, “Behold, here I am.”

³God said to him: “I am the most strong God of your father. Do not be afraid. Descend into Egypt, for there I will make of you a great nation.

⁴I will descend with you to that place, and I will lead you back from there, returning. Also, Joseph will place his hands over your eyes.

⁵Then Jacob rose up from the Well of the Oath. And his sons took him, with their little ones and wives, in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry the old man,

⁶along with all that he possessed in the land of Canaan. And he arrived in Egypt with all his offspring:

⁷his sons and his grandsons, his daughters and all his progeny together.

⁸Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who entered into Egypt, he with his children. The firstborn is Reuben.

⁹The sons of Reuben: Hanoch and Pallu, and Hezron and Carmi.

¹⁰The sons of Simeon: Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad, and Jachin and Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.

¹¹The sons of Levi: Gershon and Kohath, and Merari.

¹²The sons of Judah: Er and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez and Zerah. Now Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And sons were born to Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

¹³The sons of Issachar: Tola and Puvah, and Job and Shimron.

¹⁴The sons of Zebulun: Sered and Elon and Jahleel.

¹⁵These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore, along with his daughter Dinah, in Mesopotamia of Syria. All the souls of her sons and daughters are thirty-three.

¹⁶The sons of Gad: Ziphion and Haggi, and Shuni and Ezbon, and Eri and Arodi, and Areli.

¹⁷The sons of Asher: Imnah and Jesua, and Jessui and Beriah, and also their sister Sarah. The sons of Beria: Heber and Malchiel.

¹⁸These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah. And these she bore to Jacob: sixteen souls.

¹⁹The sons of Rachel, the wife of Jacob: Joseph and Benjamin.

²⁰And sons were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of Heliopolis, bore for him: Manasseh and Ephraim.

²¹The sons of Benjamin: Bela and Becher, and Ashbel and Gera, and Naaman and Ehi, and Rosh and Moppim, and Huppim and Ard.

²²These are the sons of Rachel, whom she bore to Jacob: all these souls are fourteen.

²³The sons of Dan: Hushim.

²⁴The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel and Guni, and Jezer and Shillem.

²⁵These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel, and these she bore to Jacob: all these souls are seven.

²⁶All the souls who went into Egypt with Jacob and who went out from his thigh, besides the wives of his sons, were sixty-six.

²⁷Now the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in the land of Egypt, were two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob, who went into Egypt, were seventy.

²⁸Then he sent Judah ahead of himself, to Joseph, in order to report to him, and so that he would meet him in Goshen.

²⁹And when he had arrived there, Joseph harnessed his chariot, and he went up to meet his father at the same place. And seeing him, he fell upon his neck, and, amid embraces, he wept.

³⁰And the father said to Joseph, “Now I will die happy, because I have seen your face, and I am leaving you behind alive.”

³¹And he said to his brothers and to all his father’s house: “I will go up and report to Pharaoh, and I will say to him: ‘My brothers, and my father’s house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.

³²And these honorable men are pastors of sheep, and they have the task of feeding the flock. Their cattle, and herds, and all that they were able to hold, they have brought with them.’

³³And when he will call you and will say, ‘What is your work?’

³⁴You will respond, ‘Your servants are pastors of honor, from our infancy even to the present time, both we and our fathers.’ Now you will say this so that you may be able to live in the land of Goshen, because the Egyptians detest all pastors of sheep.”

Genesis 46

¹And Israel taking his journey, with all that he had, came to the well of the oath, and killing victims there to the God of his father Isaac,

²He heard him, by a vision in the night, calling him, and saying to him: Jacob, Jacob. And he answered him: Lo, here I am.

³God said to him: I am the most mighty God of thy father; fear not, go down into Egypt, for I will make a great nation of thee there.

⁴I will go down with thee thither, and will bring thee back again from thence: Joseph also shall put his hands upon thy eyes.

⁵And Jacob rose up from the well of the oath: and his sons took him up, with their children and wives in the wagons, which Pharao had sent to carry the old man,

⁶And all that he had in the land of Chanaan: and he came into Egypt with all his seed;

⁷His sons, and grandsons, daughters, and all his offspring together.

⁸And these are the names of the children of Israel, that entered into Egypt, he and his children. His firstborn Ruben,

⁹The sons of Ruben: Henoch and Phallu, and Hesron and Charmi.

¹⁰The sons of Simeon: Jamuel and Jamin and Ahod, and Jachin and Sohar, and Saul, the son of a woman of Chanaan.

¹¹The sons of Levi: Gerson and Caath, and Merari.

¹²The sons of Juda: Her and Onan, and Sela, and Phares and Zara. And Her and Onan died in the land of Chanaan. And sons were born to Phares: Hesron and Hamul.

¹³The sons of Issachar: Thola and Phua, and Job and Semron.

¹⁴The sons of Zabulon: Sared, and Elon, and Jahelel.

¹⁵These are the sons of Lia, whom she bore in Mesopotamia of Syria, with Dina, his daughter. All the souls of her sons and daughters, thirty-three.

¹⁶The sons of Gad: Sephion and Haggi, and Suni and Esebon, and Heri and Arodi, and Areli.

¹⁷The sons of Aser: Jamne and Jesua, and Jessuri and Beria, and Sara their sister. The sons of Beria: Heber and Melchiel.

¹⁸These are the sons of Zelpha, whom Laban gave to Lia, his daughter. And these she bore to Jacob, sixteen souls.

¹⁹The sons of Rachel, Jacob's wife: Joseph and Benjamin.

²⁰And sons were born to Joseph, in the land of Egypt, whom Aseneth, the daughter of Putiphare, priest of Heliopolis, bore him: Manasses and Ephraim.

²¹The sons of Benjamin: Bela and Bechor, and Asbel and Gera, and Naaman and Echi, and Ross and Mophim, and Ophim and Ared.

²²These are the sons of Rachel, whom she bore to Jacob: all the souls, fourteen.

²³The sons of Dan: Husim.

²⁴The sons of Nephthali: Jaziel and Guni, and Jeser and Sallem.

²⁵These are the sons of Bala, whom Laban gave to Rachel, his daughter: and these she bore to Jacob: all the souls, seven.

²⁶All the souls that went with Jacob into Egypt, and that came out of his thigh, besides his sons' wives, sixty-six.

²⁷And the sons of Joseph, that were born to him in the land of Egypt, two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob, that entered into Egypt, were seventy.

²⁸And he sent Juda before him to Joseph, to tell him; and that he should meet him in Gessen.

²⁹And when he was come thither, Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet his father in the same place: and seeing him, he fell upon his neck, and embracing him, wept.

³⁰And the father said to Joseph: Now shall I die with joy, because I have seen thy face, and leave thee alive.

³¹And Joseph said to his brethren, and to all his father's house: I will go up, and will tell Pharao, and will say to him: My brethren, and my father's house, that were in the land of Chanaan, are come to me:

³²And the men are shepherds, and their occupation is to feed cattle; their flocks, and herds, and all they have, they have brought with them.

³³And when he shall call you, and shall say: What is your occupation?

³⁴You shall answer: We, thy servants, are shepherds, from our infancy until now, both we and our fathers. And this you shall say, that you may dwell in the land of Gessen, because the Egyptians have all shepherds in abomination.