Gênesis 47:1

Jacó se Estabelece no Egito

1 José foi dar as notícias ao faraó: “Meu pai e meus irmãos chegaram de Canaã com suas ovelhas, seus bois e tudo o que lhes pertence, e estão agora em Gósen”.

Gênesis 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.

Gênesis 47:1 In-Context

1 José foi dar as notícias ao faraó: “Meu pai e meus irmãos chegaram de Canaã com suas ovelhas, seus bois e tudo o que lhes pertence, e estão agora em Gósen”.

2 Depois escolheu cinco de seus irmãos e os apresentou ao faraó.

3 Perguntou-lhes o faraó: “Em que vocês trabalham?”Eles lhe responderam: “Teus servos são pastores, como os nossos antepassados”.

4 Disseram-lhe ainda: “Viemos morar aqui por uns tempos, porque a fome é rigorosa em Canaã, e os rebanhos de teus servos não têm pastagem. Agora, por favor, permite que teus servos se estabeleçam em Gósen”.

5 Então o faraó disse a José: “Seu pai e seus irmãos vieram a você,