Genesis 47:2-4

International Children’s Bible

² Joseph chose five of his brothers to introduce to the king.

³ The king said to the brothers, “What work do you do?”

And they said to him, “We, your servants, are shepherds. Our ancestors were also shepherds.” ⁴ They said to the king, “We have come to live in this land. There is no grass in the land of Canaan for our animals to eat. The hunger is very terrible there. So please allow us to live in the land of Goshen.”