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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.”

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ASV

And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and our fathers.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
פַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhPharaohH6547 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
אֶחָ֖יו'e.Chavbrothers hisH251 →
מַה־mah-what?H4100 →
מַּעֲשֵׂיכֶ֑םma.'a.sei.Khem[are] work<s> yourH4639 →
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
פַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhPharaohH6547 →
רֹעֵ֥הro.'Eh[are] herder[s] ofH7462 →
צֹאן֙tzoNsheepH6629 →
עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaservants yourH5650 →
גַּם־gam-bothH1571 →
אֲנַ֖חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuweH587 →
גַּם־gam-as well asH1571 →
אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃'a.vo.Tei.nufathers ourH1 →

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Genesis 46:33–34When Pharaoh summons you and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’Genesis 46:32The men are shepherds; they raise livestock, and they have brought their flocks and herds and all that they own.’Jonah 1:8“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?”Amos 7:14–15“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.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.2 Thessalonians 3:10For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”

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