Genesis 47:1-3

International Standard Version

Joseph’s Family Settles in Goshen

47 After this, Joseph went to inform Pharaoh. “My father and brothers have come here from Canaan,”^[a] he said, “and they’ve come with their flocks, herds, and everything else they have. I settled them in the Goshen territory!” ² He brought along five of his brothers to present before Pharaoh.

³ Pharaoh asked his brothers, “What are your occupations?”

“Your servants are shepherds,” they replied, “both we and our ancestors.