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Genesis 46:33

Pharaoh
Work

31 Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and inform Pharaoh: ‘My brothers and my father’s household from the land of Canaan have come to me.

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

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.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
When Pharaoh summons you and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’
KJV
And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?
WEB
It will happen, when Pharaoh summons you, and will say, ‘What is your occupation?’
ASV
And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?
DARBY
And it shall come to pass that when Pharaoh shall call you and say, What is your occupation?
BLB
And it shall be, when Pharaoh calls you⁺ and says, ‘What [are] your⁺ works?’
ÅB
Og når Farao kaller dere til seg og sier: Hva er deres levevei?
OTB
Når farao kaller dere inn og spør: 'Hva er deres yrke?'
B1930
Og når Farao kaller eder til sig og sier: Hvad er eders levevei?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 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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  • 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?”

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  • Genesis 47:2–4

    And he chose five of his brothers and presented them before Pharaoh.

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