Genesis 47:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 47:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 47:4 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their floc..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 47:4 — KJV
“They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.”
— Genesis 47:4 (KJV)
Genesis 47:4 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 47:4
“My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:4: land, come, canaan
“Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:4: pharaoh, land, come
“Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:4: land, come, now
“And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king's table.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:4: come, now, therefore
“Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:4: come, now, therefore
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