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.
Then Joseph went and told Pharaoh, 'My father and my brothers have come from the land of Canaan with their flocks, herds, and everything they own. They are now in the land of Goshen.'
Joseph is formally announcing to Pharaoh that his family has arrived in Egypt and settled in the region of Goshen as planned.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the severe famine that drove Jacob's family to Egypt seeking food. Joseph, now second-in-command in Egypt, had previously arranged for his family to settle in Goshen, a fertile region in the Nile Delta that was ideal for their livestock. This formal announcement to Pharaoh was both a courtesy and a political necessity, as Joseph needed official permission for his family's permanent settlement.
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