Parallel Verses
Amplified
and get your father and your households and come to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt and you will eat the fat (the finest produce) of the land.’
New American Standard Bible
and take your father and your households and come to me, and
King James Version
And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.
Holman Bible
Get your father and your families, and come back to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you can eat from the richness of the land.’
International Standard Version
get your father and your households, and come back to me. I'll give you the best of the land of Egypt and you can live off the abundance of the land.'
A Conservative Version
and take your father and your households, and come to me. And I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.
American Standard Version
and take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.
Bible in Basic English
And get your father and your families and come back to me: and I will give you all the good things of Egypt, and the fat of the land will be your food.
Darby Translation
and take your father and your households, and come to me; and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.
Julia Smith Translation
And take your father and your houses, and come to me: and I will give to you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the heart of the land.
King James 2000
And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat the fat of the land.
Lexham Expanded Bible
and take your father and your households and come to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat the fat of the land.'
Modern King James verseion
and take your father and your households and come to me. And I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat the fat of the land.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
take your father and your households and come unto me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.'"
NET Bible
Get your father and your households and come to me! Then I will give you the best land in Egypt and you will eat the best of the land.'
New Heart English Bible
Take your father and your households, and come to me, and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the land.'
The Emphasized Bible
and fetch your father and your households and come in unto me, - that I may give you the best of the land of Egypt, and eat ye the fat of the land.
Webster
And take your father, and your households, and come to me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.
World English Bible
Take your father and your households, and come to me, and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the land.'
Youngs Literal Translation
and take your father, and your households, and come unto me, and I give to you the good of the land of Egypt, and eat ye the fat of the land.
Themes
Egypt » Celebrated for » Fertility
Egypt » History of israel in » Pharaoh invites jacob into
Interlinear
'ab
Nathan
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 45:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Reveals His Identity
17 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do this: load your animals and return to the land of Canaan [without delay], 18 and get your father and your households and come to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt and you will eat the fat (the finest produce) of the land.’ 19 Now you [brothers of Joseph] are ordered [by Pharaoh], ‘Do this: take wagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives, and bring your father and come.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Genesis 27:28
Now may God give you of the dew of heaven [to water your land],
And of the fatness (fertility) of the earth,
And an abundance of grain and
Genesis 47:6
The land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best of the land. Let them live in the land of Goshen; and if you know of any men of ability among them,
Numbers 18:12
All the best of the fresh [olive] oil, and all the best of the new wine and of the grain, the first fruits of those which they give to the Lord, I give them to you.
Numbers 18:29
Out of all your gifts, you shall present every offering due to the Lord, from all the best of it, even the sacred part from them.’
Deuteronomy 32:14
Butter and curds of cows, and milk of the flock,
With fat of lambs,
And rams, the breed of Bashan, and goats,
With the finest of the wheat;
And you drank wine, the blood of grapes.
Psalm 81:16
“But I would feed Israel with the finest of the wheat;
And with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
Psalm 147:14
He makes peace in your borders;
He satisfies you with the finest of the wheat.
Isaiah 28:1
And to the fading flower of its glorious beauty,
Which is at the head of the rich valley
Of those who are overcome with wine!
Isaiah 28:4
And the fading flower of its glorious beauty,
Which is at the head of the rich valley,
Will be like the early fig before the summer,
Which one sees,
And as soon as it is in his hand
He [greedily] swallows it [and so will the Assyrians rapidly devour Samaria, Israel’s capital].