Genesis 46
- 1And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
- 2And God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here I am.
- 3And he said, I am God, the God of your father. Do not fear to go down into Egypt, for I will there make of you a great nation.
- 4I will go down with you into Egypt. And I will also surely bring you up again. And Joseph shall put his hand on your eyes.
- 5And Jacob rose up from Beersheba. And the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
- 6And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his descendants with him.
- 7His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, and all his descendants brought he with him into Egypt.
- 8And these are the names of the children of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons. Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
- 9And the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
- 10And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
- 11And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- 12And the sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah. But Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
- 13And the sons of Issachar: Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.
- 14And the sons of Zebulun: Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
- 15These be the sons of Leah, who she bore to Jacob in Padanaram, with his daughter Dinah. All the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three.
- 16And the sons of Gad: Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
- 17And the sons of Asher: Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister. And the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel.
- 18These are the sons of Zilpah, who Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob, even sixteen souls.
- 19The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife: Joseph, and Benjamin.
- 20And to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, who Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bore to him.
- 21And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
- 22These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob. All the souls were fourteen.
- 23And the sons of Dan: Hushim.
- 24And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
- 25These are the sons of Bilhah, who Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and she bore these to Jacob. All the souls were seven.
- 26All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, his own descendants, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were sixty-six.
- 27And the sons of Joseph, who were born him in Egypt, were two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob, who came into Egypt, were seventy.
- 28And he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to direct his face to Goshen. And they came into the land of Goshen.
- 29And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself to him. And he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
- 30And Israel said to Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen your face, because you are yet alive.
- 31And Joseph said to his brothers, and to his father's house, I will go up, and show Pharaoh, and say to him, My brothers, and my father's house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.
- 32And the men are shepherds, for their trade has been to feed cattle. And they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.
- 33When Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?
- 34That you shall say, Your servants' trade has been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers, that you may live in the land of Goshen. For every shepherd is something the Egyptians hate.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Genesis 46 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.
GIGAKJVAnd Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
KJVAnd God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.
GIGAKJVAnd God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here I am.
KJVAnd he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:
GIGAKJVAnd he said, I am God, the God of your father. Do not fear to go down into Egypt, for I will there make of you a great nation.
KJVI will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.
GIGAKJVI will go down with you into Egypt. And I will also surely bring you up again. And Joseph shall put his hand on your eyes.
KJVAnd Jacob rose up from Beersheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
GIGAKJVAnd Jacob rose up from Beersheba. And the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
KJVAnd they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:
GIGAKJVAnd they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his descendants with him.
KJVHis sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.
GIGAKJVHis sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, and all his descendants brought he with him into Egypt.
KJVAnd these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
GIGAKJVAnd these are the names of the children of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons. Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
KJVAnd the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
GIGAKJVAnd the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
KJVAnd the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
GIGAKJVAnd the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
KJVAnd the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
GIGAKJVAnd the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
KJVAnd the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
GIGAKJVAnd the sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah. But Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
KJVAnd the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.
GIGAKJVAnd the sons of Issachar: Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.
KJVAnd the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
GIGAKJVAnd the sons of Zebulun: Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
KJVThese be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padanaram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three.
GIGAKJVThese be the sons of Leah, who she bore to Jacob in Padanaram, with his daughter Dinah. All the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three.
KJVAnd the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
GIGAKJVAnd the sons of Gad: Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
KJVAnd the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.
GIGAKJVAnd the sons of Asher: Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister. And the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel.
KJVThese are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.
GIGAKJVThese are the sons of Zilpah, who Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob, even sixteen souls.
KJVThe sons of Rachel Jacob's wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.
GIGAKJVThe sons of Rachel Jacob's wife: Joseph, and Benjamin.
KJVAnd unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.
GIGAKJVAnd to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, who Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bore to him.
KJVThese are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen.
GIGAKJVThese are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob. All the souls were fourteen.
KJVAnd the sons of Dan; Hushim.
GIGAKJVAnd the sons of Dan: Hushim.
KJVAnd the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
GIGAKJVAnd the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
KJVThese are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.
GIGAKJVThese are the sons of Bilhah, who Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and she bore these to Jacob. All the souls were seven.
KJVAll the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and six;
GIGAKJVAll the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, his own descendants, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were sixty-six.
KJVAnd the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.
GIGAKJVAnd the sons of Joseph, who were born him in Egypt, were two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob, who came into Egypt, were seventy.
KJVAnd he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.
GIGAKJVAnd he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to direct his face to Goshen. And they came into the land of Goshen.
KJVAnd Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
GIGAKJVAnd Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself to him. And he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
KJVAnd Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.
GIGAKJVAnd Israel said to Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen your face, because you are yet alive.
KJVAnd Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;
GIGAKJVAnd Joseph said to his brothers, and to his father's house, I will go up, and show Pharaoh, and say to him, My brothers, and my father's house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.
KJVAnd the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.
GIGAKJVAnd the men are shepherds, for their trade has been to feed cattle. And they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.
KJVAnd it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?
GIGAKJVWhen Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?
KJVThat ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
GIGAKJVThat you shall say, Your servants' trade has been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers, that you may live in the land of Goshen. For every shepherd is something the Egyptians hate.
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