---
title: Joseph Smith Translation (1867 edition)
description: Genesis from the Joseph Smith Translation (JST), 1867 edition.
authors:
  - Smith, Joseph, Jr.
collections:
  - joseph-smith
tags:
  - translation
published: "1867"
publisher: RLDS Publication Board
publisher_place: Plano, Illinois
publisher_note: "The title page reads: Published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; Joseph Smith, I. L. Rogers, E. Robinson, Publishing Committee; 1867."
edition: First edition (Plano, 1867)
language: en
type: book
chapter: 46
verse_count: 34
reference: "Joseph Smith Jr., *Joseph Smith Translation*, first edition (Plano, IL: RLDS Publication Board, 1867), Genesis, chap. 46, https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft."
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft
  identifier: holyscripturestr00smituoft
  scan: University of Toronto / Trinity College Library copy, Internet Archive
  transcription: "OCR text of the 1867 scans (Toronto copy and a second copy, holyscriptures00smit), reconciled word by word; Romans was also checked against the page images. Method, per-chapter validation log and known limits: docs/jst-1867-import.md."
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: 1867 US publication
  source: https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft
  publication_year: 1867
---

# Genesis 46

*XL Jacob is comforted— He goeth into Egypt— TJie number of his family— Rachel only called Jacob's wife Joseph meeteth Jacob.*

**1** And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.
**2** And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.
**3** And he said, I am God, the God of thy father; fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation.
**4** I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again; and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.
**5** And Jacob rose up from Beersheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
**6** And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him;
**7** His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.
**8** And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons; Reuben, Jacob's first-born.
**9** And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
**10** And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
**11** And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
**12** And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
**13** And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.
**14** And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
**15** These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padanaram, with his daughter Dinah; all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three.
**16** And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
**17** And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister; and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.
**18** These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.
**19** The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife; Joseph and Benjamin.
**20** And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him.
**21** And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
**22** These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob; all the souls were fourteen.
**23** And the sons of Dan; Hushim.
**24** And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
**25** These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob; all the souls were seven.
**26** All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives,, all the souls were threescore and six;
**27** And the sons of Joseph, which were borne him in Egypt, were two souls; all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.
**28** And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.
**29** And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
**30** And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy lace, because thou art yet alive.
**31** And Joiieph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up, and show Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;
**32** And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.
**33** And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?
**34** That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers; that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.