Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

Get your father and your families, and come back to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you can eat from the richness of the land.’

New American Standard Bible

and take your father and your households and come to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt and you will eat the fat of the land.’

King James Version

And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.

International Standard Version

get your father and your households, and come back to me. I'll give you the best of the land of Egypt and you can live off the abundance of the land.'

A Conservative Version

and take your father and your households, and come to me. And I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.

American Standard Version

and take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.

Amplified

and get your father and your households and come to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt and you will eat the fat (the finest produce) of the land.’

Bible in Basic English

And get your father and your families and come back to me: and I will give you all the good things of Egypt, and the fat of the land will be your food.

Darby Translation

and take your father and your households, and come to me; and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.

Julia Smith Translation

And take your father and your houses, and come to me: and I will give to you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the heart of the land.

King James 2000

And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat the fat of the land.

Lexham Expanded Bible

and take your father and your households and come to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat the fat of the land.'

Modern King James verseion

and take your father and your households and come to me. And I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat the fat of the land.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

take your father and your households and come unto me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.'"

NET Bible

Get your father and your households and come to me! Then I will give you the best land in Egypt and you will eat the best of the land.'

New Heart English Bible

Take your father and your households, and come to me, and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the land.'

The Emphasized Bible

and fetch your father and your households and come in unto me, - that I may give you the best of the land of Egypt, and eat ye the fat of the land.

Webster

And take your father, and your households, and come to me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.

World English Bible

Take your father and your households, and come to me, and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the land.'

Youngs Literal Translation

and take your father, and your households, and come unto me, and I give to you the good of the land of Egypt, and eat ye the fat of the land.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And take
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

and come

come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

unto me and I will give
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

you the good
טוּב 
Tuwb 
Usage: 32

of the land
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

of Egypt
מצרים 
Mitsrayim 
Usage: 681

and ye shall eat
אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

the fat
חלב חלב 
Cheleb 
Usage: 92

References

Easton

Fausets

Fat

Watsons

Context Readings

Joseph Reveals His Identity

17 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do this: Load your animals and go on back to the land of Canaan. 18 Get your father and your families, and come back to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you can eat from the richness of the land.’ 19 You are also commanded, ‘Do this: Take wagons from the land of Egypt for your young children and your wives and bring your father here.



Cross References

Genesis 27:28

May God give to you—
from the dew of the sky
and from the richness of the land
an abundance of grain and new wine.

Genesis 47:6

the land of Egypt is open before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They can live in the land of Goshen. If you know of any capable men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.”

Numbers 18:12

I am giving you all the best of the fresh olive oil, new wine, and grain, which the Israelites give to the Lord as their firstfruits.

Numbers 18:29

You must present the entire offering due the Lord from all your gifts. The best part of the tenth is to be consecrated.

Deuteronomy 32:14

cream from the herd and milk from the flock,
with the fat of lambs,
rams from Bashan, and goats,
with the choicest grains of wheat;
you drank wine from the finest grapes.

Psalm 81:16

But He would feed Israel with the best wheat.
“I would satisfy you with honey from the rock.”

Psalm 147:14

He endows your territory with prosperity;
He satisfies you with the finest wheat.

Isaiah 28:1

Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards,
and to the fading flower of its beautiful splendor,
which is on the summit above the rich valley.
Woe to those overcome with wine.

Isaiah 28:4

The fading flower of his beautiful splendor,
which is on the summit above the rich valley,
will be like a ripe fig before the summer harvest.
Whoever sees it will swallow it
while it is still in his hand.

King James Version Public Domain

Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.

New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org

American Standard Version Public Domain

NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. NetBible

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain