Genesis 46:28-34

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28 Now he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to point out the way before him to ^aGoshen; and they came into the land of Goshen. 29 And Joseph harnessed his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel; as soon as he appeared ¹before him, he fell on his neck and ^awept on his neck a long time. 30 Then Israel said to Joseph, “Now I can die, since I have seen your face, that you are still alive.” 31 And Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “^aI will go up and tell Pharaoh and say to him, ‘My brothers and my father’s household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me; 32 and the men are shepherds, for they have been ¹keepers of livestock; and they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.’ 33 And it will be when Pharaoh calls you and says, ‘^aWhat is your occupation?’ 34 then you shall say, ‘Your servants have been ¹^akeepers of livestock from our youth and until now, both we and our fathers,’ that you may ²live in the land of ^bGoshen; for every shepherd is ^can abomination to the Egyptians.”