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and he kissed all his brothers and wept on them. After that, his brothers talked with him.

The report of this reached Pharaoh's house: "Yosef's brothers have come"; and Pharaoh and his servants were pleased.

Likewise, to his father he sent ten donkeys loaded with the finest goods Egypt produced, as well as ten female donkeys loaded with grain, bread and food for his father to eat on the return journey.

Thus he sent his brothers on their way, and they left; he said to them, "Don't quarrel among yourselves while you're traveling!"

Isra'el took everything he owned with him on his journey. He arrived at Be'er-Sheva and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Yitz'chak.

They took their cattle and their possessions which they had acquired in the land of Kena‘an and arrived in Egypt, Ya‘akov and all his descendants with him —

his sons, grandsons, daughters, granddaughters and all his descendants he brought with him into Egypt.

These are the names of Isra'el's children who came into Egypt, Ya‘akov and his sons: Re'uven Ya‘akov's firstborn;

These were the children of Le'ah whom she bore to Ya‘akov in Paddan-Aram, with his daughter Dinah. In sum, his sons and daughters numbered thirty-three.

These were the children of Zilpah, whom Lavan gave to Le'ah his daughter; she bore them to Ya‘akov — sixteen people.

These were the sons of Bilhah, whom Lavan gave to Rachel his daughter; she bore them to Ya‘akov — in sum, seven people.

All the people belonging to Ya‘akov coming into Egypt, his direct descendants (not counting Ya‘akov's sons' wives), totaled sixty-six.

Yosef prepared his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet Isra'el his father. He presented himself to him, embraced him and wept on his neck for a long time.

Yosef said to his brothers and his father's family, "I'm going up to tell Pharaoh. I'll say to him, ‘My brothers and my father's family, who were in the land of Kena‘an, have come to me.

He took five of his brothers and presented them to Pharaoh.

Pharaoh said to his brothers, "What is your occupation?" They answered Pharaoh, "Your servants are shepherds, both we and our ancestors,"

Yosef then brought in Ya‘akov his father and presented him to Pharaoh, and Ya‘akov blessed Pharaoh.

Then Ya‘akov blessed Pharaoh and left his presence.

(vii) Yosef found a place for his father and brothers and gave them property in the land of Egypt, in the best region of the country, in the land of Ra‘amses, as Pharaoh had ordered.

Yosef provided food for his father, his brothers and all his father's household, taking full care of even the youngest.