11. But all the land of Egypt and of Canaan became dry. It became so dry that food could not grow, and the people suffered very much. Our people could not find anything to eat.
12. “But Jacob heard that there was food in Egypt. So he sent our people there. This was their first trip to Egypt.
13. Then they went there a second time. This time Joseph told his brothers who he was. And Pharaoh learned about Joseph’s family.
14. Then Joseph sent some men to tell Jacob, his father, to come to Egypt. He also invited all his relatives, a total of 75 people.
15. So Jacob went down to Egypt. He and our other ancestors lived there until they died.
16. Later, their bodies were moved to Shechem, where they were put in a tomb. It was the same tomb that Abraham had bought in Shechem from the sons of Hamor. He paid them with silver.