Genesis 47:3-5

International Children’s Bible

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.”

⁵ Then the king said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you.