[1] So Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to
Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. [2] And
God spoke to Israel in visions of the night, and said, "Jacob, Jacob." And
he said, "Here am I." [3] Then he said, "I am God, the God of your father;
do not be afraid to go down to Egypt; for I will there make of you a great
nation. [4] I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you up
again; and Joseph's hand shall close your eyes." [5] Then Jacob set out
from Beer-sheba; and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, their
little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry
him. [6] They also took their cattle and their goods, which they had gained
in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob and all his offspring
with him, [7] his sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his
sons' daughters; all his offspring he brought with him into Egypt. [8] Now
these are the names of the descendants of Israel, who came into Egypt,
Jacob and his sons. Reuben, Jacob's first-born, [9] and the sons of Reuben:
Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. [10] The sons of Simeon: Jemu'el, Jamin,
Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanitish woman. [11] The
sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merar'i. [12] The sons of Judah: Er,
Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of
Canaan); and the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. [13] The sons of
Is'sachar: Tola, Puvah, Iob, and Shimron. [14] The sons of Zeb'ulun: Sered,
Elon, and Jah'leel [15] (these are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob
in Paddan-aram, together with his daughter Dinah; altogether his sons and
his daughters numbered thirty-three). [16] The sons of Gad: Ziph'ion,
Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Aro'di, and Are'li. [17] The sons of Asher:
Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beri'ah, with Serah their sister. And the sons of
Beri'ah: Heber and Mal'chi-el [18] (these are the sons of Zilpah, whom
Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bore to Jacob--sixteen
persons). [19] The sons of Rachel, Jacob's wife: Joseph and Benjamin. [20]
And to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manas'seh and E'phraim, whom
As'enath, the daughter of Poti'phera the priest of On, bore to him. [21]
And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Na'aman, Ehi, Rosh,
Muppim, Huppim, and Ard [22] (these are the sons of Rachel, who were born
to Jacob--fourteen persons in all). [23] The sons of Dan: Hushim. [24] The
sons of Naph'tali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem [25] (these are the
sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and these she bore
to Jacob--seven persons in all). [26] All the persons belonging to Jacob
who came into Egypt, who were his own offspring, not including Jacob's
sons' wives, were sixty-six persons in all; [27] and the sons of Joseph,
who were born to him in Egypt, were two; all the persons of the house of
Jacob, that came into Egypt, were seventy. [28] He sent Judah before him to
Joseph, to appear before him in Goshen; and they came into the land of
Goshen. [29] Then Joseph made ready his chariot and went up to meet Israel
his father in Goshen; and he presented himself to him, and fell on his
neck, and wept on his neck a good while. [30] Israel said to Joseph, "Now
let me die, since 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 tell Pharaoh, and will say to him, `My brothers and my father's
household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me; [32] and the
men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of cattle; and they have
brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.' [33] When
Pharaoh calls you, and says, `What is your occupation?' [34] you shall say,
`Your servants have been keepers of cattle from our youth even until now,
both we and our fathers,' in order that you may dwell in the land of
Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians."