"And he took some of his brethren, {even} five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh." — Genesis 47:2

Genesis 47:2 · KJV

“And he took some of his brethren, {even} five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.”

— Genesis 47:2

Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, 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; and, behold, they {are} in the land of Goshen.

Verse 3

And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What {is} your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants {are} shepherds, both we, {and} also our fathers.

Genesis 47 — Context

And he took some of his brethren, {even} five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.

And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What {is} your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants {are} shepherds, both we, {and} also our fathers.

They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine {is} sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.

Cross References

Acts 7:13

And at the second {time} Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.

Colossians 1:28

Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

Jude 1:24

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present {you} faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

2 Corinthians 4:14

Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present {us} with you.