Génesis 47:1

1 Jacob bendice al faraón
Entonces José fue a ver al faraón y le dijo: «Mi padre y mis hermanos han llegado desde la tierra de Canaán. Vinieron con todos sus rebaños, sus manadas y sus posesiones, y ahora están en la región de Gosén».

Génesis 47:1 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 47:1

Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh
After he had been with his father, had had an interview with him, and had took his leave of him for a time, he came to Pharaoh's court:

and said, my father, and my brethren, and their flocks, and their
herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan;
Pharaoh had desired they might come, and Joseph now acquaints him they were come; not being willing it should be said that they were come in a private manner, and without his knowledge; nor to dispose of them himself without the direction and approbation of Pharaoh, who was superior to him; and he makes mention of their flocks and herds, and other substance, partly to show that they were not a mean beggarly family that came to live upon him, and partly that a proper place of pasturage for their cattle might be appointed to them:

and behold, they [are] in the land of Goshen;
they are stopped at present, until they should have further directions and orders where to settle; and this is the rather mentioned, because it was the place Joseph proposed with himself to fix them in, if Pharaoh approved of it.

Génesis 47:1 In-Context

1 Jacob bendice al faraón
Entonces José fue a ver al faraón y le dijo: «Mi padre y mis hermanos han llegado desde la tierra de Canaán. Vinieron con todos sus rebaños, sus manadas y sus posesiones, y ahora están en la región de Gosén».

2 José llevó con él a cinco de sus hermanos y se los presentó al faraón.

3 El faraón preguntó a los hermanos:
—¿A qué se dedican?
—Nosotros, sus siervos —contestaron ellos—, somos pastores, al igual que nuestros antepasados.

4 Hemos venido a vivir a Egipto por un tiempo, debido a que en Canaán no hay pastos para nuestros rebaños, porque el hambre es muy intensa allí. Por lo tanto, le rogamos que nos permita vivir en la región de Gosén.

5 Entonces el faraón le dijo a José: «Ahora que tu padre y tus hermanos han venido a estar aquí contigo,