KJV King James Version
And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children’s children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
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Genesis 45:10
And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children’s children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
You shall settle in the land of Goshen and be near me—you and your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own.
WEB World English Bible
You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you will be near to me, you, your children, your children’s children, your flocks, your herds, and all that you have.
ASV American Standard Version
and thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children’s children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and thou hast dwelt in the land of Goshen, and been near unto me, thou and thy sons, and thy son’s sons, and thy flock, and thy herd, and all that thou hast,
Surrounding context — Genesis 45
7 And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
8 So now [it was] not you [that] sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
9 Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:
10 And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children’s children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
11 And there will I nourish thee; for yet [there are] five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.
12 And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that [it is] my mouth that speaketh unto you.
13 And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֣H3427 · ya.shavto dwellבְאֶֽרֶץ־H776 · e.retsland: country/planetגֹּ֗שֶׁןH1657 · go.shenGoshenוְהָיִ֤יתָH1961 · ha.yahto beקָרוֹב֙H7138 · qa.rovnearאֵלַ֔יH413 · elto(wards)אַתָּ֕הH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)וּבָנֶ֖יךָH1121 · benson: childוּבְנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childבָנֶ֑יךָH1121 · benson: childוְצֹאנְךָ֥H6629 · tsonflockוּבְקָרְךָ֖H1241 · ba.qarcattleוְכָל־H3605 · kolallאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichלָֽךְ׃H9032 · khyou
Cross-references
Exodus 9:26Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel [were], was there no hail.Exodus 8:22And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms [of flies] shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I [am] the LORD in the midst of the earth.Genesis 46:34That ye shall say, Thy servants’ trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, [and] also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd [is] an abomination unto the Egyptians.John 17:24Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.Genesis 46:28-29And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.John 14:2-3In my Father’s house are many mansions: if [it were] not [so], I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
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