Genesis 47:3
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And 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.”
In other translations
And 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.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559פַּרְעֹהpar'ohPharaohH6547אֶל־'el-toH413אֶחָיו'echavbrothers hisH251מַה־mah-what?H4100מַּעֲשֵׂיכֶםma'aseikhem[are] work<s> yourH4639וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559אֶל־'el-toH413פַּרְעֹהpar'ohPharaohH6547רֹעֵהro'eh[are] herder[s] ofH7462צֹאןtzonsheepH6629עֲבָדֶיךָ'avadeikhaservants yourH5650גַּם־gam-bothH1571אֲנַחְנוּ'anachnuweH587גַּם־gam-as well asH1571אֲבוֹתֵינוּ׃'avoteinufathers ourH1
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Related verses
- Genesis 46:33-3433 And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation? 34 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.33 When Pharaoh summons you and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’ 34 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.”
- 2 Thessalonians 3:10For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”
- Amos 7:14-1514 Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit: 15 And the Lord took me as I followed the flock, and the Lord said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.14 “I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees. 15 But the LORD took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’
- 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.
- Jonah 1:8Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?“Tell us now,” they demanded, “who is to blame for this calamity that is upon us? What is your occupation, and where have you come from? What is your country, and who are your people?”
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People and places
People: Pharaoh (Genesis 37)