28. Jacob had sent his son Judah ahead of him to ask Joseph to meet them in Goshen.
29. So Joseph got in his chariot and went to meet his father. When they met, Joseph hugged his father around the neck and cried for a long time.
30. Jacob said to Joseph, “Now that I have seen you and know you are still alive, I am ready to die.”
31. Then Joseph said to his brothers and to everyone who had come with them:I must go and tell the king that you have arrived from Canaan.