Bereshit 46 בראשית מ״ו

Yisrael journeyed with all that he possessed, and he came to Beer Sheva. He offered sacrifices [there] to the God of his father Yitzchok.

Elohim said to Yisrael in a night vision, and He said, Yaakov, Yaakov. And he said, Here I am.

He said I am the Almighty, God of your father. Do not be afraid to do down to Egypt, for there I will make you into a great nation.

I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also surely bring you up again. Yoseif shall place his hand upon your eyes.

Yaakov rose up from Beer Sheva. The sons of Yisrael transported their father Yaakov, their children, their wives in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

They took their livestock and their possessions that they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and they came to Egypt; Yaakov and all his descendants with him.

His sons and grandsons were with him. His daughters and his granddaughters, and all his descendants he brought with him to Egypt.

These are the names of the sons of Yisrael who were coming to Egypt, Yaakov and his sons. The firstborn of Yaakov was Reuvein.

The sons of Reuvein [were]: Chanoch, Phallu, Chetzron and Carmi.

The sons, of Shimon [were]: Yemueil, Yamin, Ohad, Yachin, Tzochar and Shaul, the son of the Canaanite woman.

The sons of Leivi [were] Gershon, Kehas and Merari.

The sons of Yehudah [were]: Eir, Onan, Sheiloh, Peretz and Zorach. Eir and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Peretz were Chetzron and Chamul.

The sons of Yissachar [were]: Tolah, Phuvah, Yov and Shimron.

The sons of Zevulun [were]: Sered, Eilon and Yachle’eil.

These are the sons of Leah that she bore to Yaakov in Padan Aram, along with his daughter Deenah. All the souls of his sons and daughters were thirty-three.

The sons of Gad [were]: Tzifyon, Chagi, Shuni, Etzbon, Eiri, Arodi, and Areili.

The sons of Asher [were]: Yimnah, Yishvah, Yishvi, and Beriah, and their sister, Serach. The sons of Beriah [were]: Chever and Malki’eil.

These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Lavan gave to his daughter, Leah. She bore these to Yaakov, sixteen souls.

The sons of Rochel, Yaakov’s wife [were]: Yoseif and Binyomin.

In the land of Egypt, [sons] were born to Yoseif, which were born to him by Osnas, daughter of Poti Phera, priest of On; [they were] Menasheh and Ephraim.

The sons of Binyomin [were]: Bela, Becher, Ashbeil, Geiroh, Naamon, Eichi, Rosh, Muppim, Chuppim and Ard.

These are the sons of Rochel that she bore to Yaakov. All the souls were fourteen.

The sons of Don [were] Chushim.

The sons of Naftali were: Yachtze’eil, Guni, Yeitzer and Shileim.

These are the sons of Bilhah whom Lavan gave to his daughter Rochel. She bore these to Yaakov, seven souls in all.

All the souls coming with Yaakov to Egypt, who came out of his loins, not counting the wives of Yaakov’s sons, all the souls totaled sixty-six.

The sons of Yoseif who were born to him in Egypt were [another] two souls. All the souls of the house of Yaakov that came to Egypt were seventy.

He [Yaakov] sent Yehudah ahead of him to Yoseif, so that he might direct him to Goshen. They then came to the land of Goshen.

Yoseif harnessed his chariot, and went up to greet his father, Yisrael in Goshen. [When] he appeared before him, he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck for a long time.

Yisrael said to Yoseif, Now I can die; after I have seen your face that you are alive.

Yoseif said to his brothers and to his father’s household, I will go up and tell Pharaoh. I will say to him, My brothers and my father’s household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.

The men are shepherds, for they are owners of livestock. Their sheep, their cattle, and all their possessions, they have brought [with them.]

And when Pharaoh calls you, and says, What is your occupation,

You should say, Your servants have been livestock owners from our youth until now, we and our fathers; so that you will be able to settle in the land of Goshen, since every shepherd is abhorrent to Egypt.