2He chose five of his brothers and presented them before Pharaoh.


In Context

1 Joseph went and told Pharaoh, "My father and brothers, with their flocks and herds and everything they own, have come from the land of Canaan and are now in Goshen."

2 He chose five of his brothers and presented them before Pharaoh.

3 Pharaoh asked the brothers, "What is your occupation?" "Your servants are shepherds," they replied to Pharaoh, "just as our fathers were."

4 They also said to him, "We have come to live here awhile, because the famine is severe in Canaan and your servants' flocks have no pasture. So now, please let your servants settle in Goshen."

Genesis 47:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

47:2And he took some of his brethren, [even] five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

47:2Five men also the last of his brethren, he presented before the king:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

47:2And from among his brethren he took five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

47:2And he took from the whole number of his brethren, five men, and set them before Pharaoh.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

47:2And from among his brethren he took five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

47:2And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them to Pharaoh.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

47:2From among his brothers he took five men, and presented them to Pharaoh.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

47:2And out of his brethren he hath taken five men, and setteth them before Pharaoh;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

47:2And he took some of his brothers, even five men, and presented them to Pharaoh.