{ "apiVersion": "v1", "kind": "Chapter", "metadata": { "generated": "2026-08-22T14:14:13Z", "language": "en", "book": "genesis", "chapter": 46 }, "data": { "n": 46, "bookSlug": "genesis", "bookCode": "GEN", "refId": "", "title": "Jacob's family journeys to Egypt + the reunion with Joseph", "translation": null, "segments": [], "lines": [], "paragraphs": [{ "n": 1, "refId": "GEN-46:1", "verseRef": "Gen.46.1", "text": "And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac." },{ "n": 2, "refId": "GEN-46:2", "verseRef": "Gen.46.2", "text": "And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I." },{ "n": 3, "refId": "GEN-46:3", "verseRef": "Gen.46.3", "text": "And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:" },{ "n": 4, "refId": "GEN-46:4", "verseRef": "Gen.46.4", "text": "I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes." },{ "n": 5, "refId": "GEN-46:5", "verseRef": "Gen.46.5", "text": "And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him." },{ "n": 6, "refId": "GEN-46:6", "verseRef": "Gen.46.6", "text": "And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:" },{ "n": 7, "refId": "GEN-46:7", "verseRef": "Gen.46.7", "text": "his sons, and his sons` sons with him, his daughters, and his sons`s daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt." },{ "n": 8, "refId": "GEN-46:8", "verseRef": "Gen.46.8", "text": "And these are the names of the children of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob`s first-born." },{ "n": 9, "refId": "GEN-46:9", "verseRef": "Gen.46.9", "text": "And the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, and Pallu, and Hezron, and Carmi." },{ "n": 10, "refId": "GEN-46:10", "verseRef": "Gen.46.10", "text": "And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman." },{ "n": 11, "refId": "GEN-46:11", "verseRef": "Gen.46.11", "text": "And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari." },{ "n": 12, "refId": "GEN-46:12", "verseRef": "Gen.46.12", "text": "And the sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul." },{ "n": 13, "refId": "GEN-46:13", "verseRef": "Gen.46.13", "text": "And the sons of Issachar: Tola, and Puvah, and Iob, and Shimron." },{ "n": 14, "refId": "GEN-46:14", "verseRef": "Gen.46.14", "text": "And the sons of Zebulun: Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel." },{ "n": 15, "refId": "GEN-46:15", "verseRef": "Gen.46.15", "text": "These are the sons of Leah, whom she bare unto Jacob in Paddan-aram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three." },{ "n": 16, "refId": "GEN-46:16", "verseRef": "Gen.46.16", "text": "And the sons of Gad: Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli." },{ "n": 17, "refId": "GEN-46:17", "verseRef": "Gen.46.17", "text": "And the sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister; and the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel." },{ "n": 18, "refId": "GEN-46:18", "verseRef": "Gen.46.18", "text": "These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls." },{ "n": 19, "refId": "GEN-46:19", "verseRef": "Gen.46.19", "text": "The sons of Rachel Jacob`s wife: Joseph and Benjamin." },{ "n": 20, "refId": "GEN-46:20", "verseRef": "Gen.46.20", "text": "And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera priest of On, bare unto him." },{ "n": 21, "refId": "GEN-46:21", "verseRef": "Gen.46.21", "text": "And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard." },{ "n": 22, "refId": "GEN-46:22", "verseRef": "Gen.46.22", "text": "These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen." },{ "n": 23, "refId": "GEN-46:23", "verseRef": "Gen.46.23", "text": "And the sons of Dan: Hushim." },{ "n": 24, "refId": "GEN-46:24", "verseRef": "Gen.46.24", "text": "And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem." },{ "n": 25, "refId": "GEN-46:25", "verseRef": "Gen.46.25", "text": "These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob: all the souls were seven." },{ "n": 26, "refId": "GEN-46:26", "verseRef": "Gen.46.26", "text": "All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, that came out of his loins, besides Jacob`s sons` wives, all the souls were threescore and six;" },{ "n": 27, "refId": "GEN-46:27", "verseRef": "Gen.46.27", "text": "and the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, that came into Egypt, were threescore and ten." },{ "n": 28, "refId": "GEN-46:28", "verseRef": "Gen.46.28", "text": "And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to show the way before him unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen." },{ "n": 29, "refId": "GEN-46:29", "verseRef": "Gen.46.29", "text": "And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen; and he presented himself unto him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while." },{ "n": 30, "refId": "GEN-46:30", "verseRef": "Gen.46.30", "text": "And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, that thou art yet alive." },{ "n": 31, "refId": "GEN-46:31", "verseRef": "Gen.46.31", "text": "And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father`s house, I will go up, and tell Pharaoh, and will say unto him, My brethren, and my father`s house, who were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;" },{ "n": 32, "refId": "GEN-46:32", "verseRef": "Gen.46.32", "text": "and the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have." },{ "n": 33, "refId": "GEN-46:33", "verseRef": "Gen.46.33", "text": "And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?" },{ "n": 34, "refId": "GEN-46:34", "verseRef": "Gen.46.34", "text": "that ye shall say, Thy servants have been keepers of cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians." } ] }, "links": { "self": "/v1/library/books/genesis/chapters/46", "book": "/v1/library/books/genesis/", "chapters": "/v1/library/books/genesis/chapters/", "library": "/v1/library/", "schema": "/v1/schema/book/" } }