Genesis 47:1-3

GOD’S WORD Translation

Jacob [Israel] Meets Pharaoh

47 Joseph went and told Pharaoh, “My father and my brothers have arrived from Canaan with their flocks, herds, and everything they have. Now they are in Goshen.” ² Since he had taken five of his brothers with him, he presented them to Pharaoh.

³ Pharaoh asked the brothers, “What kind of work do you do?”

They answered Pharaoh, “We are shepherds, as were our ancestors.