KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 46:34
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.”
WEB World English Bible
that you shall say, ‘Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we, and our fathers:’ that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.”
ASV American Standard Version
that ye shall say, Thy servants have been keepers of cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
that ye have said, Thy servants have been men of cattle from our youth, even until now, both we and our fathers,—in order that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen, for the abomination of the Egyptians is every one feeding a flock.’
Surrounding context — Genesis 46
31 And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father’s house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father’s house, which [were] in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;
32 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.
33 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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֗םH559 · a.marto sayאַנְשֵׁ֨יH582 · e.noshhumanמִקְנֶ֜הH4735 · miq.nehlivestockהָי֤וּH1961 · ha.yahto beעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙H5650 · e.vedservant/slaveמִנְּעוּרֵ֣ינוּH5271 · na.uryouthוְעַד־H5704 · adtillעַ֔תָּהH6258 · at.tahnowגַּם־H1571 · gamalsoאֲנַ֖חְנוּH587 · a.nach.nuweגַּם־H1571 · gamalsoאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּH1 · avfatherבַּעֲב֗וּרH5668 · a.vurfor the sake ofתֵּשְׁבוּ֙H3427 · ya.shavto dwellבְּאֶ֣רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetגֹּ֔שֶׁןH1657 · go.shenGoshenכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforתוֹעֲבַ֥תH8441 · to.e.vahabominationמִצְרַ֖יִםH4713 · mits.riEgyptianכָּל־H3605 · kolallרֹ֥עֵהH7462 · bet-e.qed ha.ro.imHouse of Shepherdsצֹֽאן׃H6629 · tsonflock
Cross-references
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?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.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.Genesis 37:12And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.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: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.Genesis 34:5And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.
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