1 Joseph went to Pharaoh. He told him, "My father and brothers
have come from the land of Canaan. They've brought along their
flocks and herds and everything they own. They are now in
Goshen." 2 Joseph had chosen five of his brothers to meet with
Pharaoh. 3 Pharaoh asked the brothers, "What do you do for a
living?" 3 "We're shepherds," they replied to Pharaoh. "And
that's what our fathers were." 4 They also said to him, "We've
come to live in Egypt for a while. There isn't enough food
anywhere in Canaan. There isn't any grass for our flocks. So
please let us settle in Goshen." 5 Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Your
father and your brothers have come to you. 6 The land of Egypt
is open to you. Settle your father and brothers in the best part
of the land. Let them live in Goshen. Do any of them have
special skills? If they do, put them in charge of my own
livestock." 9 Jacob said to Pharaoh, "The years of my journey
through life are 130. My years have been few and hard. They
aren't as many as the years of my fathers b