47So Joseph went and told Pharaoh, My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all that they possess, have come from the land of Canaan; they are now in the land of Goshen. 2From among his brothers he took five men and presented them to Pharaoh. 3Pharaoh said to his brothers, What is your occupation? And they said to Pharaoh, Your servants are shepherds, as our ancestors were. 4They said to Pharaoh, We have come to reside as aliens in the land; for there is no pasture for your servants flocks because the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now, we ask you, let your servants settle in the land of Goshen. 5Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, Your father and your brothers have come to you. 6The land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best part of the land; let them live in the land of Goshen; and if you know that there are capable men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.
7 Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob, and presented him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
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