GENESIS.

[VERSE 9.]

9. "Hurry and go up to my father, and say to him, 'This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay.
10. You will live in the land of Goshen A fertile region in the Nile Delta, suitable for livestock, and you will be near me—you, your children, your grandchildren, your flocks, your herds, and everything you own.
11. There I will provide for you, because there are still five years of famine to come. I want to ensure that you, your household, and all that you have are not ruined original: "extirpated," meaning rooted out or destroyed.'
12. And look, your own eyes and the eyes of my brother Benjamin can see that it is truly I who am speaking to you.
13. You must tell my father about all my honor original: "glory" in Egypt and everything you have seen. You must hurry and bring my father down here."
14. Then he threw his arms around original: "fell upon" his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.
15. Moreover, he kissed all his brothers and wept as he embraced them; and after that, his brothers talked with him.
16. The news was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, "Joseph’s brothers have come!" This pleased Pharaoh and his servants.
17. Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Tell your brothers: 'Do this: load your pack animals and go back to the land of Canaan.
18. Take your father and your households and come to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat the fat of the land The finest produce or wealthiest resources of the country.'
19. Now you are also commanded to tell them: 'Do this: take wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives; bring your father and come.
20. Also, do not worry about original: "let not your eye regard" your goods original: "household stuff", for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.'"
21. The sons of Israel did so; and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the command original: "mouth," a literal translation of the Hebrew idiom for command of Pharaoh, and gave them supplies for the journey.