Vayigash, וַיִּגַּשׁ

Passages

Torah: Genesis 47:11 - 47:27
Gospel: John 19:31 - 42

Torah — Genesis 47:11 - 47:27

47:11 And Joseph settled his father and his brothers, and he gave them property in the land of Egypt in the best part of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had instructed.

47:12 And Joseph provided his father and his brothers and all the household of his father with food, according to the number of their children.

47:13 The Famine in Egypt Continues Now there was no food in all the land, for the famine was very severe. And the land of Egypt languished, with the land of Canaan, on account of the famine.

47:14 And Joseph collected all the money found in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan in exchange for the grain that they were buying. And Joseph brought the money into the house of Pharaoh.

47:15 And when the money was spent in the land of Egypt and from the land of Canaan, all of Egypt came to Joseph, saying, “Give us food! Why should we die before you? For the money is used up.”

47:16 And Joseph said, “Give your livestock and I will give you food in exchange for your livestock if your money is used up.”

47:17 So they brought their herds to Joseph, and Joseph gave food to them in exchange for horses, their flocks, and their cattle and donkeys. And he provided them with food in exchange for all their livestock that year.

47:18 When that year ended, they came to him in the following year and said to him, “We cannot hide from my lord that our money and livestock belong to my lord. Nothing remains before my lord except our bodies and our land.

47:19 Why should we die in front of you, both we and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, then we and our land will be servants to Pharaoh. Then give us seed and we shall live and not die, and the land will not become desolate.”

47:20 So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for each Egyptian sold his field, for the famine was severe upon them. And the land became Pharaoh’s.

47:21 As for the people, he transferred them to the cities, from one end of the territory of Egypt to the other.

47:22 Only the land of the priests he did not buy, for there was an allotment for the priests from Pharaoh, and they lived on the allotment that Pharaoh gave to them. Therefore they did not sell their land.

47:23 And Joseph said to the people, “Look, I have bought you and your land this day for Pharaoh. Here is seed for you so you can sow the land.

47:24 And it shall happen that at the harvest, you must give a fifth to Pharaoh and four-fifths shall be yours, as seed for the field and for your food and for those who are in your households, and as food for your little ones.”

47:25 And they said, “You have saved our lives. If we have found favor in the eyes of my lord, we will be servants to Pharaoh.”

47:26 So Joseph made it a statute unto this day concerning the land of Egypt: one fifth to Pharaoh. Only the land of the priests alone did not belong to Pharaoh.

47:27 So Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen. And they acquired possessions in it and were fruitful and multiplied greatly.

47:11 So Joseph settled his father and his brothers in Egypt. He gave them property in the best part of the land, just as Pharaoh had directed him to do. That part was known as the territory of Rameses.

47:12 Joseph also provided food for his father and brothers. He provided for them and the rest of his father’s family. He gave them enough for all of their children.

47:13 Joseph Saves Many Lives But there wasn’t any food in the whole area. In fact, there wasn’t enough food anywhere. Both Egypt and Canaan lost their strength because there wasn’t enough food to go around.

47:14 Joseph collected all of the money that was in Egypt and Canaan. People paid it to him for the grain they were buying. And Joseph brought it to Pharaoh’s palace.

47:15 When the money of the people of Egypt and Canaan was gone, all of the Egyptians came to Joseph. They said, “Give us food. Why should we die right in front of your eyes? Our money is all gone.”

47:16 “Then bring your livestock,” said Joseph. “You say your money is gone. So I’ll trade you food for your livestock.”

47:17 They brought their livestock to Joseph. He traded them food for their animals. They gave him their horses, sheep, goats, cattle and donkeys. He brought the people through that year by trading them food for all of their livestock.

47:18 When that year was over, they came to him the next year. They said, “We can’t hide the truth from you. Our money is gone. Our livestock belongs to you. We don’t have anything left to give you except our bodies and our land.

47:19 “Why should we die right in front of your eyes? Why should our land be destroyed as well? Trade us food for ourselves and our land. Then we and our land will belong to Pharaoh. Give us some seeds so we can live and not die. We don’t want the land to become a desert.”

47:20 So Joseph bought all of the land in Egypt for Pharaoh. All of the people of Egypt sold their fields. They did that because there wasn’t enough food anywhere. In that way, the land became Pharaoh’s.

47:21 Joseph made the people slaves from one end of Egypt to the other.

47:22 But he didn’t buy the land that belonged to the priests. They received a regular share of food from Pharaoh. They had enough food from what Pharaoh gave them. That’s why they didn’t have to sell their land.

47:23 Joseph said to the people, “I’ve bought you and your land today for Pharaoh. So here are some seeds for you to plant in the ground.

47:24 But when the crop comes in, give a fifth of it to Pharaoh. Keep the other four-fifths for yourselves. They will be seeds for the fields. And they will be food for yourselves, your children, and the other people who live with you.”

47:25 “You have saved our lives,” they said. “If you are pleased with us, we will be slaves to Pharaoh.”

47:26 So Joseph made a law about land in Egypt. It’s still the law today. A fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh. Only the land belonging to the priests didn’t become Pharaoh’s.

47:27 The people of Israel settled in Egypt in the area of Goshen. They received property there. They had children and greatly increased their numbers.

Gospel — John 19:31 - 42

19:31 Then the Jews, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was an important day), asked Pilate that their legs could be broken and they could be taken away.

19:32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who had been crucified with him.

19:33 But when they came to Jesus, after they saw he was already dead, they did not break his legs.

19:34 But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and blood and water came out immediately.

19:35 And the one who has seen it has testified, and his testimony is true, and that person knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.

19:36 For these things happened in order that the scripture would be fulfilled: “Not a bone of his will be broken.”

19:37 And again another scripture says, “They will look on the one whom they have pierced.”

19:38 Jesus Is Buried And after these things, Joseph who was from Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but a secret one for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate allowed it, so he came and took away his body.

19:39 And Nicodemus—the one who had come to him formerly at night—also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes weighing about a hundred pounds.

19:40 So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in strips of linen cloth with the fragrant spices, as is the Jews’ custom to prepare for burial.

19:41 Now there was a garden at the place where he was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one was yet buried.

19:42 So there, on account of the day of preparation of the Jews, because the tomb was close by, they buried Jesus.

19:31 It was Preparation Day. The next day would be a special Sabbath. The Jews did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath. So they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down.

19:32 The soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus. Then they broke the legs of the other man.

19:33 But when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was already dead. So they did not break his legs.

19:34 Instead, one of the soldiers stuck his spear into Jesus’ side. Right away, blood and water flowed out.

19:35 The man who saw it has given witness. And his witness is true. He knows that he tells the truth. He gives witness so that you also can believe.

19:36 These things happened in order that Scripture would come true. It says, “Not one of his bones will be broken.” (; ; )

19:37 Scripture also says, “They will look to the one they have pierced.” ()

19:38 Jesus Is Buried Later Joseph asked Pilate for Jesus’ body. Joseph was from the town of Arimathea. He was a follower of Jesus. But he followed Jesus secretly because he was afraid of the Jews. After Pilate gave him permission, Joseph came and took the body away.

19:39 Nicodemus went with Joseph. He was the man who had earlier visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought some mixed spices, about 75 pounds.

19:40 The two men took Jesus’ body. They wrapped it in strips of linen cloth, along with the spices. That was the way the Jews buried people’s bodies.

19:41 At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden. A new tomb was there. No one had ever been put in it before.

19:42 That day was the Jewish Preparation Day, and the tomb was nearby. So they placed Jesus there.

Passages

Torah — Genesis 47:11 - 47:27

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Gospel — John 19:31 - 42

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