Genesis 47:6

The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land settle thy father and thy brethren: let them dwell in the land of Goshen. And if thou knowest men of activity among them, then set them as overseers of cattle over what I have.

Genesis 47:11

And Joseph settled his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.

Exodus 18:21

But do thou provide among all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place them over them, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens,

Genesis 47:4

And they said to Pharaoh, To sojourn in the land are we come; for there is no pasture for the sheep that thy servants have, for the famine is grievous in the land of Canaan; and now, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.

Exodus 18:25

And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens.

Proverbs 22:29

Hast thou seen a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before the mean.

Genesis 13:9

Is not the whole land before thee? Separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if to the left, then I will take the right; and if to the right, then I will take the left.

Genesis 20:15

And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it is good in thine eyes.

Genesis 34:10

And dwell with us, and the land shall be before you: dwell and trade in it, and get yourselves possessions in it.

Genesis 45:18-20

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.

Genesis 47:16

And Joseph said, Give your cattle, and I will give you for your cattle, if your money be all gone.

Exodus 9:3-6

behold, the hand of Jehovah shall be on thy cattle which is in the field, on the horses, on the asses, on the camels, on the oxen and on the sheep, with a very grievous plague.

Exodus 9:10

And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it toward the heavens; and it became boils with blisters breaking out on man and on cattle.

Exodus 9:21

But he that did not regard the word of Jehovah left his bondmen and his cattle in the field.

1 Samuel 21:7

(Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before Jehovah; and his name was Doeg, the Edomite, chief of the shepherds that belonged to Saul.)

1 Chronicles 27:29-31

And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite; and over the herds in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai.

2 Chronicles 26:10

And he built towers in the desert and digged many cisterns; for he had much cattle, both in the lowland and on the plateau, husbandmen also and vinedressers on the mountains and in Carmel; for he loved husbandry.

Proverbs 21:1

The king's heart in the hand of Jehovah is as brooks of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

John 17:2

as thou hast given him authority over all flesh, that as to all that thou hast given to him, he should give them life eternal.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Goshen

Cattle mikneh, from kanah

General references

Bible References

Is

Genesis 47:11
And Joseph settled his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
Genesis 13:9
Is not the whole land before thee? Separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if to the left, then I will take the right; and if to the right, then I will take the left.
Genesis 20:15
And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it is good in thine eyes.
Genesis 34:10
And dwell with us, and the land shall be before you: dwell and trade in it, and get yourselves possessions in it.
Genesis 45:18
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.
Proverbs 21:1
The king's heart in the hand of Jehovah is as brooks of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
John 17:2
as thou hast given him authority over all flesh, that as to all that thou hast given to him, he should give them life eternal.

Goshen

Genesis 47:4
And they said to Pharaoh, To sojourn in the land are we come; for there is no pasture for the sheep that thy servants have, for the famine is grievous in the land of Canaan; and now, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.

Rulers

Exodus 18:21
But do thou provide among all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place them over them, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens,
1 Samuel 21:7
(Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before Jehovah; and his name was Doeg, the Edomite, chief of the shepherds that belonged to Saul.)
1 Chronicles 27:29
And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite; and over the herds in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai.
2 Chronicles 26:10
And he built towers in the desert and digged many cisterns; for he had much cattle, both in the lowland and on the plateau, husbandmen also and vinedressers on the mountains and in Carmel; for he loved husbandry.
Proverbs 22:29
Hast thou seen a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before the mean.

Cattle mikneh, from kanah

Genesis 47:16
And Joseph said, Give your cattle, and I will give you for your cattle, if your money be all gone.
Exodus 9:3
behold, the hand of Jehovah shall be on thy cattle which is in the field, on the horses, on the asses, on the camels, on the oxen and on the sheep, with a very grievous plague.

General references

Genesis 45:11
And there will I maintain thee; for yet there are five years of famine; in order that thou be not impoverished, thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast.