Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
and take your father and your households and come to me, and
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.
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.’
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 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan; 18 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. 19 Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of 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
Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
Genesis 47:6
The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
Numbers 18:12
All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the LORD, them have I given thee.
Numbers 18:29
Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave offering of the LORD, of all the best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of it.
Deuteronomy 32:14
Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape.
Psalm 81:16
He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.
Psalm 147:14
He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
Isaiah 28:1
Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!
Isaiah 28:4
And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.