Genesis 46:31 KJV

And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Matthew Henry

  • Joseph meets his father and his brethrenIt was justice to Pharaoh to let him know that such a family was come to settle in his dominions. If others put confidence in us, we must not be so base as...

Cross References

  • Genesis 45:16–20 And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants. …
  • Genesis 47:1–3 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. …
  • Acts 18:3 And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.
  • Hebrews 2:11 For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

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Topics

  • Israel Lived in Goshen
  • Jacob Meets Joseph
  • Joseph Reveals himself to his brothers; sends for his father; provides the land of Goshen for his people; and sustains them during the famine

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Bible Dictionary

  • JosephRemover or increaser. (1.) The elder of the two sons of Jacob by Rachel (Gen 30:23, Gen 30:24), who, on the occasion of his birth, said,...
  • PharaohThe official title borne by the Egyptian kings down to the time when that country was conquered by the Greeks. (See Egypt.) The name is a...
  • Canaan(1.) The fourth son of Ham (Gen 10:6). His descendants were under a curse in consequence of the transgression of his father (Gen...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And Joseph יוֹסֵף yôsēp יוֹסֵף Proper name
  • said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • unto his brethren אֶל ʾel Preposition אֶחָיו ʾeḥāyw אָח Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • and unto his father's וְאֶל wĕʾel Preposition · with and אָבִיו ʾābîw אָב Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • house בֵּית bêt בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular construct
  • I will go up אֶעֱלֶה ʾeʿĕlê עָלָה Verb · qal imperfect, first person common singular
  • and shew וְאַגִּידָה wĕʾaggîdâ נָגַד Verb · hiphil imperfect, first person common singular · with and
  • Pharaoh לְפַרְעֹה lĕparʿô פַּרְעֹה Proper name · with preposition
  • and say וְאֹמְרָה wĕʾōmĕrâ אָמַר Verb · qal cohortative, first person common singular · with and
  • unto him, My brethren אֵלָיו ʾēlāyw Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular אַחַי ʾaḥay אָח Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: first person common singular אֵלָי ʾēlāy Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular
  • and my father's אָבִי ʾābî אָב Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: first person common singular
  • house וּבֵית ûbêt בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular construct · with and
  • which were in the land אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative בְּאֶרֶץ bĕʾereṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with preposition
  • of Canaan כְּנַעַן kĕnaʿan כְּנַעַן Proper name
  • are come בָּאוּ bāʾww בּוֹא Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural

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