Gênesis 47:7

7 Então José levou seu pai Jacó ao faraó e o apresentou a ele. Depois Jacó abençoou^[a] o faraó,

Gênesis 47:7 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 47:7

And Joseph brought in Jacob his father
That is, some time after he had introduced his five brethren, and had gotten the grant of Goshen for them, when he sent, for his father from thence, or he came quickly after to Tanis or Memphis, where Pharaoh's court was: and set him before Pharaoh;
presented Jacob to him, and placed his father right before Pharaoh, perhaps in a chair, or on a seat, by Pharaoh's order, because of his age, and in honour to him: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh;
wished him health and happiness, prayed for his welfare, and gave him thanks for all his kindness to him and his; and he blessed him not only in a way of civility, as was usual when men came into the presence of princes, but in an authoritative way, as a prophet and patriarch, a man divinely inspired of God, and who had great power in prayer with him: the Targum of Jonathan gives us his prayer thus,

``may it be the pleasure (i.e. of God) that the waters of the Nile may be filled, and that the famine may remove from the world in thy days.''

Gênesis 47:7 In-Context

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

6 e a terra do Egito está a sua disposição; faça com que seu pai e seus irmãos habitem na melhor parte da terra. Deixe-os morar em Gósen. E, se você vê que alguns deles são competentes, ponha-os como responsáveis por meu rebanho”.

7 Então José levou seu pai Jacó ao faraó e o apresentou a ele. Depois Jacó abençoou o faraó,

8 e este lhe perguntou: “Quantos anos o senhor tem?”

9 Jacó respondeu ao faraó: “São cento e trinta os anos da minha peregrinação. Foram poucos e difíceis e não chegam aos anos da peregrinação dos meus antepassados”.

Footnotes

• [a]. Ou "saudou"