Original 1611 King James Bible (KJV)

Genesis 47

1 Joseph presenteth five of his brethren, 7 and his father, before Pharaoh. 11 He giveth them habitation and maintenance. 13 He getteth all the Egyptians' money, 16 their cattle, 18 their lands to Pharaoh. 22 The priests' land was not bought. 23 He letteth the land to them for a fifth part. 28 Jacob's age. 29 He sweareth Joseph to bury him with his fathers.

 47:1 ¶ Then Ioseph 3130 came 935 z8799 and tolde 5046 z8686 Pharaoh, 6547 and saide, 559 z8799 My father 1 and my brethren, 251 and their flockes, 6629 and their heards, 1241 and all x3605 that x834 they haue, are come x935 out y935 z8804 of the land 776 x4480 of Canaan: 3667 and behold, x2009 they are in the land 776 of Goshen. 1657

 47:2 And hee tooke 3947 z8804 some 7097 x4480 of his brethren, 251 euen fiue 2568 men, y582 x376 & presented 3322 z8686 them vnto 6440 Pharaoh. 6547

 47:3 And Pharaoh 6547 said 559 z8799 vnto x413 his brethren, 251 What x4100 is your occupation? 4639 And they said 559 z8799 vnto x413 Pharaoh, 6547 Thy seruants 5650 are shepheards, 7462 6629 z8802 both x1571 wee x587 and also x1571 our fathers. 1

 47:4 They said 559 z8799 moreouer vnto x413 Pharaoh, 6547 For to soiourne 1481 z8800 in the land 776 are we come: 935 z8804 for x3588 x834 thy seruants 5650 haue no x369 pasture 4829 for their flockes, 6629 for x3588 the famine 7458 is sore 3515 in the land 776 of Canaan: 3667 now x6258 therefore we pray thee, x4994 let thy seruants 5650 dwel 3427 z8799 in the land 776 of Goshen. 1657

 47:5 And Pharaoh 6547 spake 559 z8799 vnto x413 Ioseph, 3130 saying, 559 z8800 Thy father 1 and thy brethren 251 are come 935 z8804 vnto x413 thee.

 47:6 The land 776 of Egypt 4714 is before x6440 thee: y6440 in the best 4315 of the land 776 make y3427 z0 x853 thy father 1 and brethren 251 to dwell, 3427 z8685 in the lande 776 of Goshen 1657 let them dwell: 3427 z8799 and if x518 thou knowest 3045 z8804 y3426 any man y582 x376 of actiuitie 2428 amongst them, then make x7760 them y7760 z8804 rulers 8269 ouer my x5921 x834 cattell. 4735

 47:7 And Ioseph 3130 brought in 935 z8686 x853 Iacob 3290 his father, 1 and set x5975 him y5975 z8686 before 6440 Pharaoh: 6547 and Iacob 3290 blessed 1288 z8762 x853 Pharaoh. 6547

 47:8 And Pharaoh 6547 said 559 z8799 vnto x413 Iacob, 3290 How 4100 old 2416 3117 8141 art thou?

 47:9 And Iacob 3290 said 559 z8799 vnto x413 Pharaoh, 6547 The dayes 3117 of the yeeres 8141 of my pilgrimage 4033 are an hundred 3967 & thirtie 7970 yeres: 8141 few 4592 and euill 7451 haue the dayes 3117 of the yeeres 8141 of my life 2416 bene, x1961 and haue not x3808 attained y5381 z8689 vnto x5381 x853 the dayes 3117 of the yeeres 8141 of the life 2416 of my fathers, 1 in the dayes 3117 of their pilgrimage. 4033

 47:10 And Iacob 3290 blessed 1288 z8762 x853 Pharaoh, 6547 and went out 3318 z8799 from before 6440 x4480 Pharaoh. 6547

 47:11 ¶ And Ioseph 3130 placed 3427 z8686 x853 his father, 1 and his brethren, 251 and gaue 5414 z8799 them a possession 272 in the land 776 of Egypt, 4714 in the best 4315 of the land, 776 in the land 776 of Rameses, 7486 as x834 Pharaoh 6547 had commanded. 6680 z8765

 47:12 And Ioseph 3130 nourished 3557 z8770 x853 his father 1 and his brethren, 251 and all x3605 his fathers 1 houshold 1004 with bread, 3899 according y6310 to x6310 [their] families. 2945

 47:13 ¶ And there was no x369 bread 3899 in all x3605 the land: 776 for x3588 the famine 7458 was very 3966 sore, 3515 so that the land 776 of Egypt 4714 and all the land 776 of Canaan 3667 fainted 3856 z8799 by reason y6440 of x4480 x6440 the famine. 7458

 47:14 And Ioseph 3130 gathered vp 3950 z8762 x853 all x3605 the money 3701 that was found 4672 z8737 in the land 776 of Egypt, 4714 and in the land 776 of Canaan, 3667 for the corne 7668 which x834 they x1992 bought: 7666 z8802 and Ioseph 3130 brought 935 z8686 x853 the money 3701 into Pharaohs 6547 house. 1004

 47:15 And when money 3701 failed 8552 z8799 in the land 776 x4480 of Egypt, 4714 and in the land 776 x4480 of Canaan, 3667 all x3605 the Egyptians 4714 came 935 z8799 vnto x413 Ioseph, 3130 and said, 559 z8800 Giue 3051 z8798 vs bread: 3899 for why x4100 should we die 4191 z8799 in thy presence? x5048 for x3588 the money 3701 faileth. 656 z8804

 47:16 And Ioseph 3130 said, 559 z8799 Giue 3051 z8798 your cattell: 4735 and I will giue 5414 z8799 you for your catell, 4735 if x518 money 3701 faile. 656 z8804

 47:17 And they brought 935 z8686 x853 their cattel 4735 vnto x413 Ioseph: 3130 and Ioseph 3130 gaue 5414 z8799 them bread 3899 [in exchange] for horses, 5483 and for the flockes, 6629 x4735 and for the cattell 4735 of the heards, 1241 and for the asses, 2543 and he fed 5095 z8762 them with bread, 3899 for all x3605 their cattel, 4735 for that x1931 yeere. 8141

 47:18 When that x1931 yeere 8141 was ended, 8552 z8799 they came 935 z8799 vnto x413 him the second 8145 yeere, 8141 and said 559 z8799 vnto him, We will not x3808 hide 3582 z8762 it from x4480 my lord, 113 how that x3588 x518 our money 3701 is spent, 8552 z8804 my lord 113 also had 413 our heards 4735 of cattell: 929 there is not x3808 ought left 7604 z8738 in the sight 6440 of my lord, 113 but x1115 x518 our bodies, 1472 and our lands. 127

 47:19 Wherfore x4100 shall we die 4191 z8799 before thine eyes, 5869 both x1571 we, x587 and x1571 our land? 127 buy 7069 z8798 vs and our land 127 for bread, 3899 and we x587 and our land 127 will be x1961 seruants 5650 vnto Pharaoh: 6547 and giue 5414 z8798 [vs] seede 2233 that we may liue 2421 z8799 and not x3808 die, 4191 z8799 that the land 127 be not desolate. 3456 z8799 x3808

 47:20 And Ioseph 3130 bought 7069 z8799 x853 all x3605 the land 127 of Egypt 4714 for Pharaoh: 6547 for x3588 the Egyptians 4714 sold 4376 z8804 euery man 376 his field, 7704 because x3588 the famine 7458 preuailed 2388 z8804 ouer x5921 them: so the land 776 became x1961 Pharaohs. 6547

 47:21 And as for the people, 5971 he remoued 5674 z8689 them to cities 5892 from one end 7097 x4480 of the borders 1366 of Egypt, 4714 euen to x5704 the [other] ende 7097 thereof.

 47:22 Onely x7535 the land 127 of the Priests 3548 bought x7069 he y7069 z8804 not: x3808 for x3588 the priests 3548 had a portion 2706 assigned them of x4480 x854 Pharaoh, 6547 and did eate 398 z8804 x853 their portion 2706 which x834 Pharaoh 6547 gaue 5414 z8804 them: wherefore x5921 x3651 they solde 4376 z8804 not x3808 x853 their lands. 127

 47:23 Then Ioseph 3130 said 559 z8799 vnto x413 the people, 5971 Behold, x2005 I haue bought 7069 z8804 y853 you this day, 3117 and your land 127 for Pharaoh: 6547 Loe, 1887 here is seed 2233 for you, and ye shall sow 2232 z8804 x853 the land. 127

 47:24 And it shall come to passe x1961 in the increase, 8393 that you shall giue 5414 z8804 the fift 2549 part vnto Pharaoh, 6547 and foure 702 parts 3027 shall be x1961 your owne, for seed 2233 of the field, 7704 and for your food, 400 and for them x834 of your households, 1004 and for food 398 z8800 for your litle ones. 2945

 47:25 And they said, 559 z8799 Thou hast saued our liues: 2421 z8689 let vs find 4672 z8799 grace 2580 in the sight 5869 of my lord, 113 and we will be x1961 Pharaohs 6547 seruants. 5650

 47:26 And Ioseph 3130 made 7760 z8799 it a law 2706 ouer x5921 the land 127 of Egypt 4714 vnto x5704 this x2088 day, 3117 that Pharaoh 6547 should haue the fift 2569 part: except 7535 the land 127 of the priests 3548 onely, x905 [which] became x1961 not x3808 Pharaohs. 6547

 47:27 ¶ And Israel 3478 dwelt 3427 z8799 in the land 776 of Egypt 4714 in the countrey 776 of Goshen, 1657 and they had possessions 270 z8735 therein, and grew, 6509 z8799 and multiplied 7235 z8799 exceedingly. 3966

 47:28 And Iacob 3290 liued 2421 z8799 in the land 776 of Egypt 4714 seuenteene 6240 7651 yeres: 8141 so the whole age 2416 3117 x8141 of Iacob 3290 was x1961 an hundred 3967 fourtie 705 y8141 and seuen 7651 yeeres. 8141

 47:29 And the time 3117 drew nigh 7126 z8799 that Israel 3478 must die, 4191 z8800 and he called 7121 z8799 his sonne 1121 Ioseph, 3130 and said 559 z8799 vnto him, If x518 now x4994 I haue found 4672 z8804 grace 2580 in thy sight, 5869 put, 7760 z8798 I pray thee, x4994 thy hand 3027 vnder x8478 my thigh, 3409 and deale 6213 z8804 kindly 2617 and truely 571 with x5973 mee, bury 6912 z8799 me not, x408 I pray thee, x4994 in Egypt. 4714

 47:30 But I will lie 7901 z8804 with x5973 my fathers, 1 and thou shalt carie 5375 z8804 mee out of Egypt, 4714 x4480 and bury 6912 z8804 me in their burying place: 6900 and he said, 559 z8799 I x595 will doe 6213 z8799 as thou hast said. 1697

 47:31 And he said, 559 z8799 Sweare 7650 z8734 vnto mee: and he sware 7650 z8735 vnto him. And Israel 3478 bowed y7812 z8691 himselfe x7812 vpon x5921 the beds 4296 head. 7218