Genesis 47:6

The land of Egypt is before you. Make your father and your brothers dwell in the best of the land. Let them dwell in the land of Goshen. If you know any able men among them, then put them in charge of my livestock.”

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WEBBE

The land of Egypt is before you. Make your father and your brothers dwell in the best of the land. Let them dwell in the land of Goshen. If you know any able men amongst them, then put them in charge of my livestock.”

BSB

the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They may dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know of any talented men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock.”

KJV

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.

ASV

the land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and thy brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any able men among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.

BBE

And Jacob and his sons came to Joseph in Egypt, and when word of it came to the ears of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, he said to Joseph, Your father and brothers have come to you; all the land of Egypt is before you; let your father and your brothers have the best of the land for their resting-place.

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אֶרֶץ 'e·retz [the] land of H776 מִצְרַיִם mitz·ra·yim Egypt H4714 לְפָנֶיךָ le·fa·nei·kha [is] (to) before you H6440 הִוא hi' it H1931 בְּמֵיטַב be·mei·tav in [the] best of H4315 הָאָרֶץ ha·'a·retz the land H776 הוֹשֵׁב ho·shev cause to dwell H3427 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 אָבִיךָ 'a·vi·kha father your H1 וְאֶת־ ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 אַחֶיךָ 'a·chei·kha brothers your H251 יֵשְׁבוּ ye·she·vu let them dwell H3427 בְּאֶרֶץ be·'e·retz in [the] land of H776 גֹּשֶׁן go·shen Goshen H1657 וְאִם־ ve·'im- and if H518 יָדַעְתָּ ya·da'·ta you know H3045 וְיֶשׁ־ ve·yesh- and there H3426 בָּם bam among them H9038 אַנְשֵׁי־ 'an·shei- [are] men of H582 חַיִל cha·yil ability H2428 וְשַׂמְתָּם ve·sam·tam and you will appoint them H7760 שָׂרֵי sa·rei overseers of H8269 מִקְנֶה mik·neh livestock H4735 עַל־ 'al- over H5921 אֲשֶׁר־ 'a·sher- [that] which H834 לִי li [belongs] to me H9030

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–6

Though Joseph was a great man, especially in Egypt, yet he owned his brethren. Let the rich and great in the world not overlook or despise poor relations. Our Lord Jesus is not ashamed to call us brethren. In answer to Pharaoh's inquiry, What is your calling? they told him that they were shepherds, adding that they were come to sojourn in the land for a time, while the famine prevailed in Canaan. Pharaoh offered to employ them as shepherds, provided they were active men. Whatever our business or employment is, we should aim to excel in it, and to prove ourselves clever and industrious.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.