Charles Ellicott Commentary Genesis 45:19

"Now thou art commanded, this do ye: take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come." — Genesis 45:19 (ASV)

Wagons. — Egypt, being a flat and carefully cultivated country, was adapted for the use of vehicles, and consequently, they were brought into use there at an early period. Those depicted on the monuments had two wheels and were drawn by oxen. The chariots of Pharaoh and Joseph were probably drawn by horses, which had been introduced into Egypt around this time.

Your little ones. — Heb., your “taf.” (See Note on Genesis 34:29). The “taf” included the entire group of dependents; and while “the household” (Genesis 45:18) referred chiefly to the men, the “taf,” in contrast to it, would consist of the female slaves and the children.