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Genesis 46:21-30 Good News Bible (GNB)

21. Benjamin's sons were Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.

22. These fourteen are the descendants of Jacob by Rachel.

23. Dan and his son Hushim.

24. Naphtali and his sons: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.

25. These seven are the descendants of Jacob by Bilhah, the slave woman whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel.

26. The total number of the direct descendants of Jacob who went to Egypt was 66, not including his sons' wives.

27. Two sons were born to Joseph in Egypt, bringing to seventy the total number of Jacob's family who went there.

28. Jacob sent Judah ahead to ask Joseph to meet them in Goshen. When they arrived,

29. Joseph got in his chariot and went to Goshen to meet his father. When they met, Joseph threw his arms round his father's neck and cried for a long time.

30. Jacob said to Joseph, “I am ready to die, now that I have seen you and know that you are still alive.”

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