Genesis 45:10
And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children’s children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
KJV
et habitabis in terra Gessen : erisque juxta me tu, et filii tui, et filii filiorum tuorum, oves tuæ, et armenta tua, et universa quæ possides :
Vulgate
καὶ κατοικήσεις ἐν γῇ Γέσεμ Ἀραβίας καὶ ἔσῃ ἐγγύς μου σὺ καὶ οἱ υἱοί σου καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ τῶν υἱῶν σου, τὰ πρόβατά σου καὶ αἱ βόες σου καὶ ὅσα σοὶ ἐκεῖ·
LXX
and thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children’s children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
ASV
וְ/יָשַׁבְתָּ֣ בְ/אֶֽרֶץ גֹּ֗שֶׁן וְ/הָיִ֤יתָ קָרוֹב֙ אֵלַ֔/י אַתָּ֕ה וּ/בָנֶ֖י/ךָ וּ/בְנֵ֣י בָנֶ֑י/ךָ וְ/צֹאנְ/ךָ֥ וּ/בְקָרְ/ךָ֖ וְ/כָל אֲשֶׁר לָֽ/ךְ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Then Joseph could not refrain himself. Joseph's revelation of himself to his brethren is deeply moving, and illustrates the reconciling grace of God. His declaration that God sent him before them to preserve life shows a profound understanding of providence. In all the evil his brothers intended, God was working out his sovereign purpose. This is the clearest Old Testament illu…
Cross-references
- 1Tim 5:4 — But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.
- Exod 8:22 — And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.
- Exod 9:26 — Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.
- Gen 46:28 — And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.
- Gen 46:28 — And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.
- Gen 46:34 — That 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 abominatio
- Gen 47:1 — Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land
- Gen 50:21 — Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.
- John 17:24 — Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.