Genesis 47:4
They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.
Context
This verse from Genesis Chapter 47 connects to 9 cross-references. Joseph presents his family to Pharaoh, who settles them in Goshen; Jacob blesses Pharaoh twice. As the famine intensifies, Joseph exchanges grain first for money, then for livestock, then for land—all land of Egypt comes to Pharaoh except that of …
Other Translations
And they said unto Pharaoh, To sojourn in the land are we come; for there is no pasture for thy servants’ flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.
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 <FI>is<Fi> the famine in the land of Canaan; and now, let thy servants, we pray thee, dwell in the land of Goshen.'
And they said to Pharaoh, We have come to make a living in this land, because we have no grass for our flocks in the land of Canaan; so now let your servants make a place for themselves in the land of Goshen.
Cross References
And thou shalt speak and say before the Lord thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and …
For thus saith the Lord God, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed …
Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found …
And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring …
That ye shall say, Thy servants’ trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and …
And the famine was sore in the land.
And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that …
And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine …
Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.