"*** Genesis 30 ***"
"Israel and all his household set out for Egypt So Israel set out for Egypt with all his sons and grandsons, and his daughters and granddaughters. He and the women and children rode in the wagons that Pharaoh had provided. The number of his direct descendants, not counting the wives of his sons, and with Josephs two sons was 70. God appears to Israel When Israel reached Beersheba he offered a sacrifice. Then God appeared to him in a vision at night and said, Fear not to go down to Egypt, for I shall make you into a great nation there and will bring you back again. Josephs own hand will close your eyes in death." 
"Joseph is reunited with his father Israel When Joseph heard that his father was coming he ordered his chariot made ready and went out to meet him. He threw his arms around his father and wept for a long time. Israel said to his son, Now I am ready to die. Joseph presents his family to Pharaoh Then Joseph said to his family, I will now go before Pharaoh and say to him, My fathers family have come to me. When Pharaoh calls you in and asks, What is your occupation? you should answer, Your servants are shepherds, just as our fathers were. He will then allow you to settle in the district of Goshen, for shepherds work is disliked by the Egyptians." 
"Joseph chose five of his brothers and presented them before Pharaoh. When Pharaoh heard that they were shepherds he said to Joseph, The land of Egypt is before you. Settle your family in the best part of the land, in the district of Goshen. If there are any especially able among them, put them in charge of my own flocks. Israel blesses Pharaoh Then Joseph brought in his father Israel and presented him before Pharaoh. Pharaoh said to him, What is your age? Israel answered, The years of my life have been 130. Difficult they have been and they do not equal the years of my fathers.  Israel then blessed Pharaoh and went out from his presence." 
"The Israelites settle in Goshen So Joseph gave to his father and brothers land from among the best in Goshen. Joseph buys up all of Egypt Now there was little food in the whole region because of the severity of the famine, and Egypt and Canaan wasted away. Joseph eventually collected all the silver that was to be found in Egypt and Canaan, in payment for grain and brought it to Pharaoh. When their silver was gone the people of Egypt came to Joseph and said, Our silver is all gone. Joseph said, Then bring your livestock. I will exchange food for your animals. So Joseph exchanged food for their horses, cattle, donkeys, sheep and goats." 
"They came to him the following year and said, There is nothing left for our lord except our bodies and our land. So Joseph bought up all the land in Egypt and the land became Pharaohs. However he did not buy the land of the priests for they received a regular allowance of food from Pharaoh. Pharaohs land rented back to the people in return for a fifth of the crops Joseph then said to the people, Now that I have bought you and your land for Pharaoh, here is seed for you to plant. But when the crop is harvested you must give one fifth of it to Pharaoh." 
"Israel adopts Josephs two eldest sons Manasseh and Ephraim Israel was 147 years old when Joseph was told, Your father is dying. So he went to him taking with him his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim."
"*** Genesis 31 ***"
"Israel asks Joseph to bury him back in Canaan Meanwhile the Israelites in Goshen were fruitful and increased greatly in number. Israel lived in Egypt seventeen years and the time drew near for him to die. He called for his son Joseph and said to him, Put your hand under my thigh and swear to me, that when I am gathered to my fathers you will carry me up out of Egypt and bury me in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite, where Abraham and his wife Sarah, and Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried, and where I buried my wife Leah. Joseph said, I will do as you say. 14 Israels father Isaac lived to the age of 180, and his grandfather Abraham to 175. Israel himself eventually died aged 147." 
"Goshen in Egypt where Joseph settled his family. Israel gathered his strength and sat up on his bed and said to Joseph, God Almighty appeared to me at Bethel and blessed me, and said, I will make of you many nations, and will give this land to your descendants forever. Now then, your two sons Ephraim and Manasseh are to be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine. Any children born to you after them will be yours. Bring them to me that I may bless them. F Israel crosses his arms and blesses Ephraim to be greater than Manasseh Now Israels eyes were failing because of old age. Joseph brought his sons close to him and his father kissed them and embraced them." 
"Then as Joseph bowed down, Israel reached out his right hand and put it on Ephraims head, though he was the younger, and crossing his arms put his left hand on Manassehs head. Seeing this, Joseph took hold of his fathers right hand to move it and said, No father, Manasseh is the firstborn, put your right hand on his head. But his father refused saying, I know my son, I know. He too will become a great nation, but his younger brother Ephraim will be greater than he. His descendants will become many nations.  Ephraim and Manassehs blessing Then Israel blessed them saying: May the God before whom Abraham and Isaac walked," 
"the God who has been my shepherd all the days of my life, bless these boys. May they be called after my name and the names of my fathers. May they increase greatly upon the earth, and my descendants pronounce this blessing: May God make you as Ephraim and Manasseh. Israel gives Joseph the town of Shechem Then Israel said to Joseph, I am about to die, but God will be with you, and will return you again to the land of your fathers. Now to you as one who is over your brothers, I give you Shechem, which was taken from the Canaanites by sword. Israel blesses the twelve tribes of Israel Then Israel called for his other sons and said to them," 
"Gather together that I may tell you what shall befall you in days to come. Listen O sons of Jacob, hear your father Israel. Reubens blessing, loses birthright Reuben, my firstborn, my might, first fruit of my strength, excelling in honour, excelling in power, yet unstable as the sea. No longer will you excel, for you defiled your fathers bed.  Simeon and Levis blessing Simeon and Levi are brothers of violence. My spirit will not unite with them, for they have killed men in their anger,  and hamstrung F oxen as they pleased. Cursed be their fierce anger and cruelty. I will disperse them in Israel. Judahs blessing Judah, your brothers will honour you and bow down to you." 
"You will control your enemies. Judah is a lion, who dares arouse him? The sceptre will not depart from Judah until Messiah  comes, to whom it belongs. Judah will tether his donkeys to choice vines and wash his clothes in the juice of grapes. His eyes shall be darkened by wine and his teeth made white by milk. Zebuluns blessing Zebulun shall dwell by the sea and become a haven for ships, with his border at Sidon. Issachars blessing Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between two saddlebags. When he sees how pleasant is the land of his resting place, he will bend his back to the burden and willingly serve his masters. Dans blessing Dan will provide justice for his people," 
"as one of the tribes of Israel. He shall be like a serpent by the roadside that bites the horses heels, so that its rider tumbles backward. Gads blessing Gad shall be attacked by raiders, but he will attack them at their heels. Ashers blessing Ashers land will be rich in food. He will provide delicacies fit for a king. Naphtalis blessing Naphtali is a doe set free, that bears beautiful fawns. Josephs blessing Joseph is a fruitful vine, near a spring, whose branches climb over a wall. Fierce enemies attack him, but his arm is made strong by the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel. God Almighty will bless him with the blessings of the heavens above and the earth beneath," 
"blessings of the breast and womb. My blessing is added to the blessings of my fathers before me, and shall not cease, until He comes whom the everlasting hills await. Let all these blessings rest upon the head of Joseph, the prince among his brothers. Benjamins blessing Benjamin is a ravenous wolf, who devours his prey. Israel dies and is embalmed Then Israel breathed his last and was gathered to his fathers. Joseph threw himself upon his father and wept over him, and kissed him. Then he directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father. Israel taken back to Canaan for burial When the days of mourning had passed Pharaoh said to Joseph," 
"Go bury your father in the land of Canaan as he made you swear an oath to do. So Joseph and his brothers journeyed to Canaan to bury their father. All of Pharaohs officials accompanied them, with chariots and horsemen. Josephs brothers fear him and ask forgiveness After they had returned, Josephs brothers said among themselves, What if Joseph now punishes us for all the wrong we did to him? So they sent word to Joseph saying, Your father gave us this instruction before he died. Say to Joseph, Forgive your brothers their wrong in treating you so badly. Joseph weeps and consoles his brothers When this message came to him, Joseph wept." 
"Then his brothers came and threw themselves down before him and said, We are your servants. But Joseph said to them, Am I God? You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good. So fear not, I will provide for you and your children, and he spoke kindly to them. Joseph dies aged 110 years and is embalmed Joseph remained in Egypt, and saw the third generation of his children. Then Joseph said to his people, I am about to die, but God will come to your aid, and shall lead you up out of this land to the land he promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Joseph made them swear an oath and said, When that time comes, you must carry my bones up with you." 
"Then Joseph died, aged 110 years. They embalmed his body and kept it in a coffin in Egypt."