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


In Context

1 And Joseph cometh, and declareth to Pharaoh, and saith, 'My father, and my brethren, and their flock, and their herd, and all they have, have come from the land of Canaan, and lo, they are in the land of Goshen.'

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

3 and Pharaoh saith unto his brethren, 'What are your works?' and they say unto Pharaoh, 'Thy servants are feeders of a flock, both we and our fathers;'

4 and they say unto Pharaoh, 'To sojourn in the land we have come, for there is no pasture for the flock which thy servants have, for grievous is the famine in the land of Canaan; and now, let thy servants, we pray thee, 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 World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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