1. Joseph went in to the king and said, “My father and my brothers have arrived from Canaan. They have their flocks and herds and everything they own with them. They are now in the land of Goshen.”
2. Joseph chose five of his brothers to introduce to the king.
3. The king said to the brothers, “What work do you do?”And they said to him, “We, your servants, are shepherds. Our ancestors were also shepherds.”
4. They said to the king, “We have come to live in this land. There is no grass in the land of Canaan for our animals to eat. The hunger is very terrible there. So please allow us to live in the land of Goshen.”
5. Then the king said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you.
6. You may choose any place in Egypt for them to live. Give your father and your brothers the best land. Let them live in the land of Goshen. And if any of them are skilled shepherds, put them in charge of my sheep and cattle.”
7. Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and introduced him to the king. And Jacob blessed the king.
8. Then the king said to Jacob, “How old are you?”
9. Jacob said to him, “My life has been spent wandering from place to place. It has been short, filled with trouble. I have lived only 130 years. My ancestors lived much longer than I.”
10. Then Jacob blessed the king and left.
11. Joseph obeyed the king. He gave his father and brothers the best land in Egypt. It was near the city of Rameses.
12. And Joseph gave his father, his brothers and everyone who lived with them the food they needed.
13. The hunger became worse, and there was no food anywhere in the land. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan became very poor because of this.
14. Joseph collected all the money that was to be found in Egypt and Canaan. People paid him this money for the grain they were buying. He brought that money to the king’s palace.
15. After some time, the people in Egypt and Canaan had no money left. So they went to Joseph and said, “Please give us food. Our money is gone. If we don’t eat, we will die here in front of you.”
16. Joseph answered, “Since you have no money, give me your farm animals. I will give you food in return.”