Kejadian 47:1-3

Joseph’s Wise Administration

47:1 Joseph went and told Pharaoh, “My father, my brothers, their flocks and herds, and all that they own have arrived from the land of

Canaan. They are now ¹  in the land of Goshen.” 47:2 He took five of his brothers and introduced them to Pharaoh. ² 

47:3 Pharaoh said to Joseph’s ³  brothers, “What is your occupation?” They said to Pharaoh, “Your servants take care of flocks, just as our ancestors did.” ⁴ 

[47:1]  ¹ tn Heb “Look they [are] in the land of Goshen.” Joseph draws attention to the fact of their presence in Goshen.

[47:2]  ² tn Heb “and from the whole of his brothers he took five men and presented them before Pharaoh.”

[47:3]  ³ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[47:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “both we and our fathers.”