Genesis 47:1-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 47:10

And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh. When he took his leave of him, he blessed him, in like manner as when he came into his presence, by wishing all happiness to him, and giving him thanks for the honour he had done him, and the favours he had conferred on him and his. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 47:11

And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt ,.... Houses to dwell in, lands to till, and pastures to feed their flocks and herds in: in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh commanded ; according to Jarchi and Aben Ezra, the land of Rameses was a part of the land of Goshen: Jerom F15 De locis Heb. fol. 94. A. says, that Rameses was a city the children of Israel built in Egypt, and that the province was formerly... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 47:2

He took some of his brethren - There is something very strange in the original; literally translated it signifies "from the end or extremity ( מקצה miktseh ) of his brethren he took five men." This has been understood six different ways. 1. Joseph took five of his brethren that came first to hand - at random, without design or choice. 2. Joseph took five of the meanest-looking of his brethren to present before Pharaoh, fearing if he had taken the sightliest that Pharaoh would detain them... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 47:6

In the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell - So it appears that the land of Goshen was the best of the land of Egypt. Men of activity - חיל אנשי anshey chayil , stout or robust men - such as were capable of bearing fatigue, and of rendering their authority respectable. Rulers over my cattle - מקנה mikneh signifies not only cattle, but possessions or property of any kind; though most usually cattle are intended, because... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 47:7

Jacob blessed Pharaoh - Saluted him on his entrance with Peace be unto thee, or some such expression of respect and good will. For the meaning of the term to bless, as applied to God and man, See Clarke on Genesis 2:3 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 47:9

The days of the years of my pilgrimage - מגורי megurai , of my sojourning or wandering. Jacob had always lived a migratory or wandering life, in different parts of Canaan, Mesopotamia, and Egypt, scarcely ever at rest; and in the places where he lived longest, always exposed to the fatigues of the field and the desert. Our word pilgrim comes from the French pelerin and pelegrin , which are corrupted from the Latin peregrinus , an alien, stranger, or foreigner, from the adverb ... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 47:1

Verse 1 1.Then Joseph came. Joseph indirectly intimates to the king, his desire to obtain a habitation for his brethren in the land of Goshen. Yet this modesty was (as we have said) free from cunning. For Pharaoh both immediately recognizes his wish, and liberally grants it to him; declaring beforehand that the land of Goshen was most excellent. Whence we gather, that what he gave, he gave in the exercise of his own judgment, not in ignorance; and that he was not unacquainted with the wish of... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 47:3

Verse 3 3.Thy servants are shepherds. This confession was humiliating to the sons of Jacob, and especially to Joseph himself, whose high, and almost regal dignity, was thus marked with a spot of disgrace: for among the Egyptians (as we have said) this kind of life was disgraceful and infamous. Why, then, did not Joseph adopt the course, which he might easily have done, of describing his brethren as persons engaged in agriculture, or any other honest and creditable method of living? They were... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 47:5

Verse 5 5.And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph. It is to be ascribed to the favor of God that Pharaoh was not offended when they desired that a separate dwelling-place might be granted to them; for we know that nothing is more indignantly borne by kings, than that their favors should be rejected. Pharaoh offers them a perpetual home, but they rather wish to depart from him. Should any one ascribe this to modesty, on the ground that it would have been proud to ask for the right of citizenship, in order... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 47:6

Verse 6 6.The land of Egypt. This is recorded not only to show that Jacob was courteously received, but also, that nothing was given him by Joseph but at the command of the king. For the greater was his power, the more strictly was he bound to take care, lest, being liberal with the king’s property, he might defraud both him and his people. And I would that this moderation so prevailed among the nobles of the world, that they would conduct themselves, in their private affairs, no otherwise than... read more

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