Genesis 47:5

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 47:5 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:
Genesis 47:5 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 47

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
5And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, etc.] Who was present at the conversation that passed between him and his brethren: saying, thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee; which is observed, not for Joseph’s information, but to lead on to what he had to say further.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“- Jacob in Goshen 11. רעמסס ra‛mesês, Ra‘meses “son of the sun.” 31. מטה mı̂ṭṭāh, “bed.” מטה maṭṭeh “staff.” Arrangements are now made for the settlement of Israel in Goshen. The administration of Joseph during the remaining years of the famine is then recorded. For the whole of this period his father and brothers are subject to him, as their political superior, according to the reading of his early dreams. We then approach to the death-bed of Jacob, and hear him binding Joseph by an oath to bury him in the grave of his fathers. Genesis 47:1-12 Joseph announces to Pharaoh the arrival of his kindred. “Of the whole of his brethren,” more exactly from the end of his brethren. Five men, a…”
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