Genesis 46:28
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And he sent Juda before him to Joseph, to tell him; and that he should meet him in Gessen.

Genesis 45:10
And thou shalt dwell in the land of Gessen: and thou shalt be near me, thou and thy sons, and thy sons' sons, thy sheep, and thy herds, and all things that thou hast.

Genesis 47:1
Then Joseph went in and told Pharao, saying: My father and brethren, their sheep and their herds, and all that they possess, are come out of the land of Chanaan: and behold they stay in the land of Gessen.

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And he sent Juda before him to Joseph, to tell him; and that he should meet him in Gessen.

Judah.

Genesis 43:8 And Juda said to his father: Send the boy with me, that we may set forward, and may live: lest both we and our children perish.

Genesis 44:16-34 And Juda said to him: What shall we answer my lord? or what shall we say, or be able justly to allege? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are all bondmen to my lord, both we, and he with whom the cup was found. . . .

Genesis 49:8 Juda, thee shall thy brethren praise: thy hand shall be on the necks of thy enemies; the sons of thy father shall bow down to thee.

to direct.

Genesis 31:21 And when he was gone, together with all that belonged to him, and having passed the river, was going on towards mount Galaad,

Goshen.

Genesis 46:34 You shall answer: We, thy servants, are shepherds, from our infancy until now, both we and our fathers. And this you shall say, that you may dwell in the land of Gessen, because the Egyptians have all shepherds in abomination.

Genesis 45:10 And thou shalt dwell in the land of Gessen: and thou shalt be near me, thou and thy sons, and thy sons' sons, thy sheep, and thy herds, and all things that thou hast.

Genesis 47:1 Then Joseph went in and told Pharao, saying: My father and brethren, their sheep and their herds, and all that they possess, are come out of the land of Chanaan: and behold they stay in the land of Gessen.

Context
Jacob Arrives in Egypt
28And he sent Juda before him to Joseph, to tell him; and that he should meet him in Gessen.29And when he was come thither, Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet his father in the same place: and seeing him, he fell upon his neck, and embracing him, wept.…
Lexicon
Now Jacob had sent
שָׁלַ֤ח (šā·laḥ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7971: To send away, for, out

Judah
יְהוּדָ֞ה (yə·hū·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites

ahead of
לְפָנָיו֙ (lə·p̄ā·nāw)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face

him to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

Joseph
יוֹסֵ֔ף (yō·w·sêp̄)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites

to get directions
לְהוֹרֹ֥ת (lə·hō·w·rōṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 3384: To flow as water, to lay, throw, to point out, to teach

to Goshen.
גֹּ֑שְׁנָה (gō·šə·nāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1657: Goshen -- a district in Egypt, also a city in southern Judah

When [Jacob’s family] arrived
וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

in the land
אַ֥רְצָה (’ar·ṣāh)
Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land

of Goshen,
גֹּֽשֶׁן׃ (gō·šen)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1657: Goshen -- a district in Egypt, also a city in southern Judah


Additional Translations
Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When Jacob’s family arrived in the land of Goshen,And he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to direct his face to Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.

And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to show the way before him unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.

And he sent Judas before him to Joseph, to meet him to the city of Heroes, into the land of Ramesses.

And he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to give notice before he came to Goshen. And they came into the land of Goshen.

And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to shew the way before him unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.

And he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to direct his face to Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.

He sent Judah before him to Joseph, to show the way before him to Goshen, and they came into the land of Goshen.

And Judah he hath sent before him unto Joseph, to direct before him to Goshen, and they come into the land of Goshen;
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