5 Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Your father and your brothers have come to you,

Other Translations of Genesis 47:5

King James Version

5 And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:

English Standard Version

5 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Your father and your brothers have come to you.

The Message

5 Pharaoh looked at Joseph. "So, your father and brothers have arrived - a reunion!

New King James Version

5 Then Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, "Your father and your brothers have come to you.

New Living Translation

5 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Now that your father and brothers have joined you here,

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 47:5

Commentary on Genesis 47:1-6

(Read Genesis 47:1-6)

Though Joseph was a great man, especially in Egypt, yet he owned his brethren. Let the rich and great in the world not overlook or despise poor relations. Our Lord Jesus is not ashamed to call us brethren. In answer to Pharaoh's inquiry, What is your calling? they told him that they were shepherds, adding that they were come to sojourn in the land for a time, while the famine prevailed in Canaan. Pharaoh offered to employ them as shepherds, provided they were active men. Whatever our business or employment is, we should aim to excel in it, and to prove ourselves clever and industrious.