Chapter 55

The Lord commands Jacob to go down to Egypt, where He will make

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The Lord commands Jacob to go down to Egypt, where He will make
1And it came to pass after this that Jacob said, I will go and see my son in
2Behold the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, Go down to Egypt with
3And Jacob said within himself, I will go and see my son whether the fear of
4And the Lord said unto Jacob, Fear not about Joseph, for he still retaineth
5At that time Jacob commanded his sons and household to go to Egypt
6And it came to pass when they came near Egypt, Jacob sent Judah before him
7And Joseph harnessed the chariot, and he assembled all his mighty men and
8And on the next day Joseph went forth with all Egypt a great and mighty
9And they all went to meet Jacob with an sorts of musical instruments, with
10And all the women of Egypt went upon the roofs of Egypt and upon the walls
11And when Joseph came within fifty cubits of his father, he alighted from
12And when Jacob approached the camp of Joseph, Jacob observed the camp that
13And Jacob said unto Judah, Who is that man whom I see in the camp of Egypt
14And Joseph came nigh unto his father and he bowed to his father, and all
15And behold Jacob ran and hastened to his son Joseph and fell upon his neck
16And Jacob said unto Joseph, Now I will die cheerfully after I have seen
17And the sons of Jacob and their wives and their children and their
18And Joseph and all his people returned afterward home to Egypt, and Jacob
19And Joseph said unto his father and unto his brethren, I will go up and
20And Joseph did so and took from his brethren Reuben, Issachar Zebulun and
21And Joseph spoke unto Pharaoh, saying, My brethren and my father's
22And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Place thy father and brethren in the best
23And Joseph answered, saying, Behold I have stationed them in the land of
24And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Do with thy brethren all that they shall say
25And Jacob came and bowed down to Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and
26In the second year, that is in the hundred and thirtieth year of the life
27And Joseph gave unto them the best part of the whole land; the best of
28And Jacob always ate at Joseph's table, Jacob and his sons did not leave
29And all Egypt ate bread during the days of the famine from the house of
30And Joseph purchased all the lands and fields of Egypt for bread on the
31And Joseph took all the silver and gold that came into his hand, about
32And he took part of the gold and silver that was left, and gave it unto
33And Joseph gave all the gold and silver that was left unto Pharaoh, and
34And Joseph dwelt securely in Egypt, and the whole land was under his
35And Joseph was very aged, advanced in days, and his two sons Ephraim and
36And Jacob and his sons dwelt in the land of Egypt in the land of Goshen,

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