Genesis 46:28 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 46:28

Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When Jacob’s family arrived in the land of Goshen,

BSB

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ASV

And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to show the way before him unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.

KJV

And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Hebrew Questions on Genesis (420)

(v. 28) But Judah was sent ahead of him to Joseph, to meet him in the city of Heroum in the land of Ramesse. In Hebrew, there is no city called Heroum, nor a land called Ramesse, but only Gesen. Some Jews assert that Gesen is now called Thebaid. And what follows afterwards: He gave them the best land in Egypt, in Ramesse, which they believe to be the village called Arsenoites in ancient times.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

He sent Judah before him unto Joseph - Judah was certainly a man of sense, and also an eloquent man; and of him Joseph must have had a very favorable opinion from the speech he delivered before him, Gen 44:18, etc.; he was therefore chosen as the most proper person to go before and announce Jacob’s arrival to his son Joseph.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
יְהוּדָ֞ה	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
שָׁלַ֤ח	sha.Lach	he sent	H7971 →
לְפָנָיו֙	le.fa.Nav	<to> before him	H6440 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
יוֹסֵ֔ף	yo.Sef	Joseph	H3130 →
לְהוֹרֹ֥ת	le.ho.Rot	to show	H3384 →
לְפָנָ֖יו	le.fa.Nav	<to> before him	H6440 →
גֹּ֑שְׁנָה	Go.she.nah	Goshen towards	H1657 →
וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ	vai.ya.Vo.'u	and they went	H935 →
אַ֥רְצָה	'Ar.tzah	[the] land of towards	H776 →
גֹּֽשֶׁן׃	Go.shen	Goshen	H1657 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 49:8
Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
leads to
- Genesis 27:29
  May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you…
- Hebrews 7:14
  For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.
- 1 Chronicles 5:2
  And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.
- Deuteronomy 33:7
  And concerning Judah he said: “O LORD, hear the cry of Judah and bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause, but may You be a help against his…
Through
Genesis 45:10
You shall settle in the land of Goshen and be near me—you and your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own.
leads to
- Exodus 8:22
  But on that day I will give special treatment to the land of Goshen, where My people live; no swarms of flies will be found there. In this way you will know that I,…
- Exodus 9:26
  The only place where it did not hail was in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived.
Through
Genesis 46:34
you are to say, ‘Your servants have raised livestock ever since our youth—both we and our fathers.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable…
leads to
- Exodus 8:26
  But Moses replied, “It would not be right to do that, because the sacrifices we offer to the LORD our God would be detestable to the Egyptians. If we offer sacrifices that are detestable…
- Genesis 43:32
  They separately served Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians. They ate separately because the Egyptians would not eat with the Hebrews, since that was detestable to them.

About Genesis

Jacob Goes to Egypt — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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06About Genesis

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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