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Genesis 47:6 KJV
Genesis · chapter 47 · verse 6 · King James Version
The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.Genesis 47:6 · King James Version
Genesis 47:6 in context
4They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their 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.
5And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:
6The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
7And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
8And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
Key words (Strong's)
- brethrenʼâcha brother )H251 →
- activitychayilprobably a force, whether of men, means or other resourcesH2428 →
- knowestyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
- knowestyêshthere is or areH3426 →
- fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- GoshenGôshenGoshen, the residence of the Israelites in EgyptH1657 →
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