Parallel Verses
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.'
New American Standard Bible
and take your father and your households and come to me, and
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.
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.’
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.
Themes
Egypt » Celebrated for » Fertility
Egypt » History of israel in » Pharaoh invites jacob into
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'ab
Nathan
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 45:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Reveals His Identity
17 Pharaoh told Joseph, "Be sure to tell your brothers, "Do this: load up your livestock, go back to the land of Canaan, 18 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.' 19 In addition," Pharaoh ordered, "Do this: take some transport wagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones to ride in, along with your wives, and bring your father and come!
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Genesis 27:28
May the LORD grant you dew from the skies, and from the fertile land; may he grant you abundant grain and fresh wine.
Genesis 47:6
Egypt is at your disposal, so settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land! Let them live in the Goshen territory. If you learn that any of them are especially skilled, put them in charge of my livestock."
Numbers 18:12
All the best oil, wine, grain, and first fruits that they give to the LORD are to belong to you. Everyone who is clean in your household may eat it.
Numbers 18:29
out of all the most consecrated offerings that you receive, that is, all the raised offerings of the LORD, with all its best and the most holy parts of it.
Deuteronomy 32:14
with curds from cattle and with milk from sheep, with the fat of lambs, with rams from Bashan, with the fat of goats, with the finest of wheat and from the juice of grapes you drank wine.
Psalm 81:16
But I will feed Israel with the finest wheat, satisfying you with honey from the rock. A Psalm of Asaph
Psalm 147:14
He grants peace within your borders, satisfying you with the finest of wheat.
Isaiah 28:1
How terrible it will be for that arrogant garland the drunks of Ephraim! How terrible it will be for that fading flower of his glorious beauty, which sits on the heads of people bloated with food, of people overcome with wine!
Isaiah 28:4
And that fading flower, his glorious beauty, which sits on the heads of people bloated with food, will be like an early fig before summer whenever someone sees it, he swallows it as soon as it's in his hand.