Genesis 47:6

The land of Egypt is before you. Make your father and brothers to live in the best of the land; in the land of Goshen let them live. And if you know men of ability among them, then make them overseers of livestock, over what is mine.

Genesis 47:11

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

Exodus 18:21

And you shall look out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain. And place such over them to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

Genesis 47:4

And they said to Pharaoh, For we have come to live in the land. For your servants have no pasture left for their flocks. For the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. And now please let your 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, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

Proverbs 22:29

Do you see a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before unknown men.

Genesis 13:9

Is not the whole land before you? I pray you, separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, then I will go to the right. Or if you go to the right, then I will go to the left.

Genesis 20:15

And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before you. Live where it pleases you.

Genesis 34:10

And you shall live with us. And the land shall be before you. Live and trade in it, and get 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 you 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 silver has failed.

Exodus 9:3-6

behold, the hand of Jehovah is upon your cattle in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep, a very grievous plague.

Exodus 9:10

And they took ashes of the furnace and stood before Pharaoh. And Moses sprinkled it up toward the sky, and it became a boil breaking forth with sores upon man and upon beast.

Exodus 9:21

And he that did not regard the Word of Jehovah left his servants and his cattle in the field.

1 Samuel 21:7

And a man from the servants of Saul was there that day, held before Jehovah. And his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chief of Saul's herdsmen.

1 Chronicles 27:29-31

And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai of Sharon. 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 dug many wells. For he had many cattle, both in the low country and in the plains. He also had husbandmen and vinedressers in the mountains, and in Carmel. For he loved the earth.

Proverbs 21:1

The king's heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He will.

John 17:2

even as You have given Him authority over all flesh so that He should give eternal life to all You have given Him.

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 placed his father and his brothers, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh commanded.
Genesis 13:9
Is not the whole land before you? I pray you, separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, then I will go to the right. Or if you go to the right, then I will go to the left.
Genesis 20:15
And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before you. Live where it pleases you.
Genesis 34:10
And you shall live with us. And the land shall be before you. Live and trade in it, and get 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 you shall eat the fat of the land.
Proverbs 21:1
The king's heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He will.
John 17:2
even as You have given Him authority over all flesh so that He should give eternal life to all You have given Him.

Goshen

Genesis 47:4
And they said to Pharaoh, For we have come to live in the land. For your servants have no pasture left for their flocks. For the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. And now please let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.

Rulers

Exodus 18:21
And you shall look out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain. And place such over them to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
1 Samuel 21:7
And a man from the servants of Saul was there that day, held before Jehovah. And his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chief of Saul's herdsmen.
1 Chronicles 27:29
And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai of Sharon. 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 dug many wells. For he had many cattle, both in the low country and in the plains. He also had husbandmen and vinedressers in the mountains, and in Carmel. For he loved the earth.
Proverbs 22:29
Do you see a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before unknown men.

Cattle mikneh, from kanah

Genesis 47:16
And Joseph said, Give your cattle, and I will give you for your cattle, if silver has failed.
Exodus 9:3
behold, the hand of Jehovah is upon your cattle in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep, a very grievous plague.

General references

Genesis 45:11
And I will nourish you there, for there are still five years of famine, lest you and your household, and all that you have, come to poverty.