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Jacob Blesses Pharaoh
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|Gênesis 47:1| Then Joseph went to see Pharaoh and told him, “My father and my brothers have arrived from the land of Canaan. They have come with all their flocks and herds and possessions, and they are now in the region of Goshen.”
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|Gênesis 47:2| Joseph took five of his brothers with him and presented them to Pharaoh.
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|Gênesis 47:3| And Pharaoh asked the brothers, “What is your occupation?”They replied, “We, your servants, are shepherds, just like our ancestors.
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|Gênesis 47:4| We have come to live here in Egypt for a while, for there is no pasture for our flocks in Canaan. The famine is very severe there. So please, we request permission to live in the region of Goshen.”
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|Gênesis 47:5| Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Now that your father and brothers have joined you here,
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|Gênesis 47:6| choose any place in the entire land of Egypt for them to live. Give them the best land of Egypt. Let them live in the region of Goshen. And if any of them have special skills, put them in charge of my livestock, too.”
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|Gênesis 47:7| Then Joseph brought in his father, Jacob, and presented him to Pharaoh. And Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
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|Gênesis 47:8| “How old are you?” Pharaoh asked him.
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|Gênesis 47:9| Jacob replied, “I have traveled this earth for 130 hard years. But my life has been short compared to the lives of my ancestors.”
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|Gênesis 47:10| Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh again before leaving his court.
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