Genesis 46:28 Cross References

Genesis 46:28

28: Jacob sent Judah on ahead to meet Joseph and get directions to the land of Goshen. And when they all arrived there,

You will live in the land of Goshen so you can be near me with all your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and all that you have.

tell him, `We have been livestock breeders from our youth, as our ancestors have been for many generations.' When you tell him this, he will let you live here in the land of Goshen, for shepherds are despised in the land of Egypt."
So Joseph went to see Pharaoh and said, "My father and my brothers are here from Canaan. They came with all their flocks and herds and possessions, and they are now in the land of Goshen."

Jacob took all his possessions with him and crossed the Euphrates River, heading for the territory of Gilead.

Judah said to his father, "Send the boy with me, and we will be on our way. Otherwise we will all die of starvation--and not only we, but you and our little ones.

"Judah, your brothers will praise you. You will defeat your enemies. All your relatives will bow before you.

And Judah said, "Oh, my lord, what can we say to you? How can we plead? How can we prove our innocence? God is punishing us for our sins. My lord, we have all returned to be your slaves--we and our brother who had your cup in his sack."
"No," Joseph said. "Only the man who stole the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may go home to your father."
Then Judah stepped forward and said, "My lord, let me say just this one word to you. Be patient with me for a moment, for I know you could have me killed in an instant, as though you were Pharaoh himself.
"You asked us, my lord, if we had a father or a brother.
We said, `Yes, we have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, his youngest son. His brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother's children, and his father loves him very much.'

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