Genesis 46:7 - Printer Friendly

ESV: his sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters. All his offspring he brought with him into Egypt.

NIV: Jacob brought with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons and his daughters and granddaughters--all his offspring.

NASB: his sons and his grandsons with him, his daughters and his granddaughters, and all his descendants he brought with him to Egypt.

CSB: His sons and grandsons, his daughters and granddaughters, indeed all his offspring, he brought with him to Egypt.

NLT: sons and grandsons, daughters and granddaughters — all his descendants.

KJV: His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.

NKJV: His sons and his sons’ sons, his daughters and his sons’ daughters, and all his descendants he brought with him to Egypt.

Jacob and his large family finally arrive in Egypt, having completed their journey from the Promised Land of Canaan. No remnant of Jacob's family has been left behind. They have made the journey to resettle in Egypt as one large and complete group (Genesis 45:16–20). This includes Jacob's 11 sons, their sons, Jacob's own daughters, likely including daughters-in-law, and his sons' daughters. The verse concludes by emphasizing one more time that all of Jacob's offspring were now together in Egypt.

The next passage in Genesis describes the names and relationships of Israel's offspring at this moment in their history.

Genesis 46:1–7 begins with the journey of Jacob's large family from Canaan to Egypt. First is a stop in Beersheba (Genesis 26:33). Jacob offers sacrifices to God. God responds, telling Jacob not to be afraid to settle in Egypt. God assures Jacob that He will continue to be with him and will still make a great nation of his offspring. After this, Genesis tallies all the direct descendants of Israel, before returning to a narrative form.

Genesis 46 includes three basic sections. First, Jacob and his large family begin their journey with all their possessions towards their new home in Egypt. Jacob stops in Beersheba and offers sacrifices to God. God responds by assuring Jacob He will continue to be with him and multiply his people. The narrative pauses to count the current descendants of Jacob, then resumes with Jacob's arrival in the Goshen region of Egypt. Joseph meets him there for an emotional reunion. Then Joseph prepares the family to meet Pharaoh.

Joseph has just been dramatically reunited with his estranged brothers (Genesis 45). Following Joseph's revelation of his identity Genesis 46 describes the large family's move out of Canaan. Jacob stops in Beersheba to offer sacrifices to God and receive renewed promises from Him. Then the story pauses to provide a count of Joseph's descendants by each of his four wives. Jacob is reunited with Joseph, who prepares his family to meet with Pharaoh. Chapter 47 describes Jacob's meeting with Pharaoh and the family's settlement in Goshen.

The book of Genesis establishes fundamental truths about God. Among these are His role as the Creator, His holiness, His hatred of sin, His love for mankind, and His willingness to provide for our redemption. We learn not only where mankind has come from, but why the world is in its present form. The book also presents the establishment of Israel, God's chosen people. Many of the principles given in other parts of Scripture depend on the basic ideas presented here in the book of Genesis. Within the framework of the Bible, Genesis explains the bare-bones history of the universe leading up to the captivity of Israel in Egypt, setting the stage for the book of Exodus.

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