Genesis 46 (NET)

Genesis 46:1¹So Israel began his journey, taking with him all that he had. When he came to Beer Sheba he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:2²God spoke to Israel in a vision during the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob!” He replied, “Here I am!”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:3³He said, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:4⁴I will go down with you to Egypt and I myself will certainly bring you back from there. Joseph will close your eyes.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:5⁵Then Jacob started out from Beer Sheba, and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob, their little children, and their wives in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent along to transport him.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:6⁶Jacob and all his descendants took their livestock and the possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and they went to Egypt.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:7⁷He brought with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, his daughters and granddaughters—all his descendants.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:8⁸These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt—Jacob and his sons: Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:9⁹The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:10¹⁰The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul (the son of a Canaanite woman).Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:11¹¹The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:12¹²The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:13¹³The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:14¹⁴The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:15¹⁵These were the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, along with Dinah his daughter. His sons and daughters numbered thirty-three in all.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:16¹⁶The sons of Gad: Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:17¹⁷The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and Serah their sister. The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malkiel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:18¹⁸These were the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter. She bore these to Jacob, sixteen in all.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:19¹⁹The sons of Rachel the wife of Jacob: Joseph and Benjamin.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:20²⁰Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt. Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore them to him.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:21²¹The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim and Ard.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:22²²These were the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob, fourteen in all.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:23²³The son of Dan: Hushim.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:24²⁴The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:25²⁵These were the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter. She bore these to Jacob, seven in all.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:26²⁶All the direct descendants of Jacob who went to Egypt with him were sixty-six in number. (This number does not include the wives of Jacob’s sons.)Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:27²⁷Counting the two sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt, all the people of the household of Jacob who were in Egypt numbered seventy.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:28²⁸Jacob sent Judah before him to Joseph to accompany him to Goshen. So they came to the land of Goshen.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:29²⁹Joseph harnessed his chariot and went up to meet his father Israel in Goshen. When he met him, he hugged his neck and wept on his neck for quite some time.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:30³⁰Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die since I have seen your face and know that you are still alive.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:31³¹Then Joseph said to his brothers and his father’s household, “I will go up and tell Pharaoh, ‘My brothers and my father’s household who were in the land of Canaan have come to me.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:32³²The men are shepherds; they take care of livestock. They have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.’Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:33³³Pharaoh will summon you and say, ‘What is your occupation?’Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Genesis 46:34³⁴Tell him, ‘Your servants have taken care of cattle from our youth until now, both we and our fathers,’ so that you may live in the land of Goshen, for everyone who takes care of sheep is disgusting to the Egyptians.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s