Geneva Bible Notes (1560): Genesis 47

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² ^a That the king might be assured they were come, and se what manner of people thei were.

⁶ ^b Josephs great modestie appeareth in that he wolde enterprise nothing without the Kings commandement.

⁷ ^! Jaakob cometh before Pharoah, and telleth him his age.

⁷ ^/ Ebr. blessed.

⁸ ^/ Ebr. how many daies are the yeres of thy life?

¹⁰ ^/ Ebr. blessed.

¹¹ ^c Which was a citie in the countrey of Goshen {Exod. 1,11}.

¹¹ ^! The land of Goshen is giuen him.

¹² ^d Some read that he fed them as litle babes, because thei colde not prouide for themselves against that famine.

¹⁴ ^e Wherein he bothe declareth his fidelitie toward the King, and his minde fre from couetousnes.

¹⁹ ^f For except the grounde be tilled & sowen, it perisheth & is, as it were dead.

²¹ ^g By this changing they signified that thei had nothing of their owne, but receiued all of the Kings liberalitie.

²¹ ^/ Ebr. ende of the border.

²² ^! The idolatrous priests haue liuing of the King.

²⁶ ^h Pharoah in prouiding for idolatrous priests, shalbe a condemnation to all them which neglect the true ministers of Gods worde.

²⁸ ^! Jaakobs age when he dyeth.

³⁰ ^! Joseph swareth to bury him with his fathers.

³⁰ ⁱ Hereby he protested that he died in the faith of his fathers, teacheing his children to hope for the promised land.

³¹ ^k He rejoiced that Joseph had promised him, & setting himself vp vpon his pillowe, praised God, read {1 Chro. 29,10}.