Genesis 46:34
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That 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.”
In other translations
That 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.”
Hebrew words
וַאֲמַרְתֶּםva'amartemand you will sayH559אַנְשֵׁי'ansheimen ofH582מִקְנֶהmiknehlivestockH4735הָיוּhayuthey have beenH1961עֲבָדֶיךָ'avadeikhaservants yourH5650מִנְּעוּרֵינוּmine'ureinusince youth<s> ourH5271וְעַד־ve'ad-and untilH5704עַתָּה'atahnowH6258גַּם־gam-bothH1571אֲנַחְנוּ'anachnuweH587גַּם־gam-as well asH1571אֲבֹתֵינוּ'avoteinufathers ourH1בַּעֲבוּרba'avurin order thatH5668תֵּשְׁבוּteshevuyou may dwellH3427בְּאֶרֶץbe'eretzin [the] land ofH776גֹּשֶׁןgoshenGoshenH1657כִּי־ki-forH3588תוֹעֲבַתto'avat[is] [the] abomination ofH8441מִצְרַיִםmitzrayimEgyptH4713כָּל־kol-everyH3605רֹעֵהro'ehshepherd ofH7462צֹאן׃tzonsheepH6629
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Exodus 8:26And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the Lord our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?But Moses replied, “It would not be right to do that, because the sacrifices we offer to the LORD our God would be detestable to the Egyptians. If we offer sacrifices that are detestable before the Egyptians, will they not stone us?
- Genesis 43:32And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.They separately served Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians. They ate separately because the Egyptians would not eat with the Hebrews, since that was detestable to them.
- Genesis 37:12And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.Some time later, Joseph’s brothers had gone to pasture their father’s flocks near Shechem.
- Genesis 46:32And 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.’
- Genesis 30:35And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.That very day Laban removed all the streaked or spotted male goats and every speckled or spotted female goat—every one that had any white on it—and every dark-colored lamb, and he placed them under the care of his sons.
- 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.
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People and places
Places: Goshen