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


In Context

1 Then Joseph went in and told Pharaoh, and said, |My father and my brothers, with their flocks, their herds, and all that they own, have come out of the land of Canaan; and behold, they are in the land of Goshen.|

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

3 Pharaoh said to his brothers, |What is your occupation?| They said to Pharaoh, |Your servants are shepherds, both we, and our fathers.|

4 They said to Pharaoh, |We have come to live as foreigners in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants' flocks. For the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please let your servants dwell in the land of 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

47:2He chose five of his brothers and presented them before 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 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.