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Genesis 46:5
Then Jacob departed from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel took their father Jacob in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him, along with their children and wives.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records Jacob’s physical departure from Beersheba immediately after God’s promise in Genesis 46:4, as the family executes the relocation to Egypt.
The words — The verb וַ/יָּ֥קָם (va/i.Ya.kom) literally means “and he arose,” signaling Jacob’s departure, while וַ/יִּשְׂא֨וּ (va/i.yis.'U) means “and they carried,” describing the sons of Israel loading their family into the wagons.
The thread — The wagons fulfill Joseph’s earlier command to take Egyptian transport in Genesis 45:19, his actual provision in Genesis 45:21, and the sight that previously revived Jacob in Genesis 45:27.
Why it lands — The text documents a logistical fulfillment of a divine promise and a political provision, requiring the reader to observe how God’s word and earthly authority converge to move a family across borders.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Jacob rose up from Beer–sheba: 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.
Cross-references
- Genesis 45:19 You are also directed to tell them: ‘Take wagons from the land of Egypt for your young children and your wives, and bring your father and come back.
- Genesis 45:21 So the sons of Israel did as they were told. Joseph gave them wagons as Pharaoh had instructed, and he also gave them provisions for their journey.
- Genesis 45:27 However, when they relayed all that Joseph had told them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him back, the spirit of their father Jacob was revived.
- Genesis 31:17 Then Jacob got up and put his children and his wives on camels,
- Exodus 10:24 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and said, “Go, worship the LORD. Even your little ones may go with you; only your flocks and herds must stay behind.”
- Exodus 10:26 Even our livestock must go with us; not a hoof will be left behind, for we will need some of them to worship the LORD our God, and we will not know how we are to worship the LORD until we arrive.”
- Acts 7:15 So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died.