Genesis 45:18

18 Take your father and your families, and come to me. I will give you the best land in Egypt. Then you can enjoy the best food in the land.'

Genesis 45:18 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 45:18

And take your father, and your households
Or families, for they were all married persons, and had children, and no doubt servants also: all were to be brought with them,

and come unto me;
into his kingdom, to his metropolis, and to his palace, and into his presence:

and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt;
the best things which it affords, and the best and most fruitful part of it, as he afterwards did, which was the land of Goshen:

and ye shall eat the fat of the land;
the choicest fruits of the earth, such as were produced in fields and gardens; meaning that they should have the finest of the wheat for themselves, and the fattest pastures for their flocks.

Genesis 45:18 In-Context

16 When Pharaoh's household heard the news that Joseph's brothers had come, Pharaoh and his officials were pleased.

17 So Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Say to your brothers, 'Load up your animals, and go back to Canaan.

18 Take your father and your families, and come to me. I will give you the best land in Egypt. Then you can enjoy the best food in the land.'

19 "Give them this order: 'Take wagons with you from Egypt for your children and your wives. Bring your father, and come back.

20 Don't worry about your belongings because the best of everything in Egypt is yours.'"