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Genesis 46:32

The men are shepherds; they raise livestock, and they have brought their flocks and herds and all that they own.’

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ASV

and the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהָאֲנָשִׁים֙ve.ha.'a.na.Shimand the menH582 →
רֹ֣עֵיRo.'ei[are] shepherds ofH7462 →
צֹ֔אןTzonsheepH6629 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
אַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.Sheimen ofH582 →
מִקְנֶ֖הmik.NehlivestockH4735 →
הָי֑וּHa.yuthey have beenH1961 →
וְצֹאנָ֧םve.tzo.Namand flock[s] theirH6629 →
וּבְקָרָ֛םu.ve.ka.Ramand herd[s] theirH1241 →
וְכָל־ve.kholand allH3605 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherthatH834 →
לָהֶ֖םla.Hem[belongs] to them
הֵבִֽיאוּ׃he.Vi.'uthey have broughtH935 →

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Genesis 47:3“What is your occupation?” Pharaoh asked Joseph’s brothers. “Your servants are shepherds,” they replied, “both we and our fathers.”Genesis 46:33When Pharaoh summons you and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’1 Kings 18:5–6Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go throughout the land to every spring and every valley. Perhaps we will find grass to keep the horses and mules alive so that we will not have to destroy any livestock.”Genesis 46:34you 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.”Genesis 4:2Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.Zechariah 13:5He will say, ‘I am not a prophet; I work the land, for I was purchased as a servant in my youth.’Exodus 3:1Meanwhile, 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.Genesis 31:18and he drove all his livestock before him, along with all the possessions he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land in Canaan.Genesis 9:20Now Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.1 Samuel 17:15but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.Isaiah 40:11He 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.Psalms 78:70–72He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;1 Kings 9:27And Hiram sent his servants, men who knew the sea, to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s servants.Genesis 37:2This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah, and he brought their father a bad report about them.Genesis 45:10You 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.1 Samuel 16:11And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”

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Jacob Goes to Egypt — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Jacob Goes to Egypt — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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