Genesis 46:32
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And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.The men are shepherds; they raise livestock, and they have brought their flocks and herds and all that they own.’
In other translations
And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.The men are shepherds; they raise livestock, and they have brought their flocks and herds and all that they own.’
Hebrew words
וְהָאֲנָשִׁיםveha'anashimand the menH582רֹעֵיro'ei[are] shepherds ofH7462צֹאןtzonsheepH6629כִּי־ki-forH3588אַנְשֵׁי'ansheimen ofH582מִקְנֶהmiknehlivestockH4735הָיוּhayuthey have beenH1961וְצֹאנָםvetzonamand flock[s] theirH6629וּבְקָרָםuvekaramand herd[s] theirH1241וְכָל־vekholand allH3605אֲשֶׁר'asherthatH834לָהֶםlahem[belongs] to themהֵבִיאוּ׃hevi'uthey have broughtH935
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Genesis 47:3And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.“What is your occupation?” Pharaoh asked Joseph’s brothers. “Your servants are shepherds,” they replied, “both we and our fathers.”
- Exodus 3:1Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
- Isaiah 40:11He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
- Genesis 45:10And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children’s children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:You shall settle in the land of Goshen and be near me—you and your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own.
- Genesis 4:2And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.
- 1 Kings 9:27And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.And Hiram sent his servants, men who knew the sea, to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s servants.
- 1 Samuel 17:15But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Beth–lehem.but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.
- Genesis 9:20And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:Now Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.
- Psalm 78:70-7270 He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds: 71 From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. 72 So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.70 He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds; 71 from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance. 72 So David shepherded them with integrity of heart and guided them with skillful hands.
- Genesis 46:34That ye shall say, Thy servants’ trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.you are to say, ‘Your servants have raised livestock ever since our youth—both we and our fathers.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.”
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