Genesis 47:27
“Let us see what Moses says after these words: "And Israel dwelt," the text says, "in Egypt, in the land of Goshen." Now "Goshen" means "proximity" or "nearness." By this it is shown that although Israel dwells in Egypt, it is nevertheless not far from God but is close to him and near, as he himself also says: "I will…”
Source: Septuagint
27And Israel dwelt in Egypt, in the land of Goshen, and they gained an inheritance upon it; and they increased and multiplied very greatly.
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25And they said, Thou hast saved us; we have found favor before our lord, and we will be servants to Pharaoh.
26And Joseph appointed it to them for an ordinance until this day; to reserve a fifth part for Pharaoh, on the land of Egypt, except only the land of the priests, that was not Pharaoh’s.
— Genesis 47:27 —
28And Jacob survived seventeen years in the land of Egypt; and Jacob’s days of the years of his life were a hundred and forty-seven years.
29And the days of Israel drew nigh for him to die: and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, If I have found favor before thee, put thy hand under my thigh, and thou shalt execute mercy and truth toward me, so as not to bury me in Egypt.