⁹ Now hurry^(A) back to my father and say to him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; don’t delay.^{(B) 10} You shall live in the region of Goshen^(C) and be near me—you, your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and all you have.^{(D) 11} I will provide for you there,^(E) because five years of famine^(F) are still to come. Otherwise you and your household and all who belong to you will become destitute.’^(G)

¹⁸ and bring your father and your families back to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt^(A) and you can enjoy the fat of the land.’^(B)

¹⁹ “You are also directed to tell them, ‘Do this: Take some carts^(C) from Egypt for your children and your wives, and get your father and come.

²⁷ With the two sons^[a] who had been born to Joseph in Egypt,^(A) the members of Jacob’s family, which went to Egypt, were seventy^[b] in all.^(B)

⁵ The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy^[a] in all;^(A) Joseph was already in Egypt.

²² Your ancestors who went down into Egypt were seventy in all,^(A) and now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.^(B)