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Genesis 46:29 KJV
Genesis · chapter 46 · verse 29
And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.Genesis 46:29 · King James Version
Genesis 46:29 in context
27And 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 ten.
28And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.
29And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
30And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.
31And 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;
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- presentedrâʼâhto see, literally or figurativelyH7200 →
- chariotmerkâbâha chariotH4818 →
- JosephYôwçêphJoseph, the name of seven IsraelitesH3130 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- GoshenGôshenGoshen, the residence of the Israelites in EgyptH1657 →
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We have here, I. The joyful meeting between Jacob and his son Joseph, in which observe, 1. Jacob's prudence in sending Judah before him to Joseph, to give him notice of his arrival in Goshen.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 28-34