Genesis 46:28 “Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to G…”

Genesis 46:28

Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When Jacob’s family arrived in the land of Goshen,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.

World English Bible

Jacob sent Judah before him to Joseph, to show the way before him to Goshen, and they came into the land of Goshen.

American Standard Version

And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to show the way before him unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.

Geneva Bible 1599

The he sent Iudah before him vnto Ioseph, to direct his way vnto Goshen, and they came into the land of Goshen.

Darby Translation

And he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to give notice before he came to Goshen. And they came into the land of Goshen.

Young's Literal Translation

And Judah he hath sent before him unto Joseph, to direct before him to Goshen, and they come into the land of Goshen;

Bible in Basic English

Now he had sent Judah before him to Goshen, to get word from Joseph; and so they came to the land of Goshen.

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Cross references

“Judah”

Genesis 43:8 Genesis 44:16–34 Genesis 49:8

Genesis 43:8 · BSB

And Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the boy with me, and we will go at once, so that we may live and not die—neither we, nor you, nor our children.

Genesis 44:16–34 · BSB

“What can we say to my lord?” Judah replied. “How can we plead? How can we justify ourselves? God has exposed the iniquity of your servants. We are now my lord’s slaves—both we and the one who was found with the cup.”

Genesis 49:8 · BSB

Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.

“to direct”

Genesis 31:21

Genesis 31:21 · BSB

So he fled with all his possessions, crossed the Euphrates, and headed for the hill country of Gilead.

“Goshen”

Genesis 45:10 Genesis 46:34 Genesis 47:1

Genesis 45:10 · BSB

You shall settle in the land of Goshen and be near me—you and your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own.

Genesis 46:34 · BSB

you are to say, ‘Your servants have raised livestock ever since our youth—both we and our fathers.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.”

Genesis 47:1 · BSB

So Joseph went and told Pharaoh: “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all they own, have come from the land of Canaan and are now in Goshen.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

27And with the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt were seventy in all.

29Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely.

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