Genesis 47:3
And he questioned them, “What do you have for work?” They responded: “Your servants are pastors of sheep, both we and our fathers.
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2Likewise, he stood in the sight of the king five men, the last of his brothers.
Cross References
Genesis 4:2And again she gave birth to his brother Abel. But Abel was a pastor of sheep, and Cain was a farmer.
Amos 7:14And Amos responded, and he said to Amasias, “I am not a prophet, and I am not the son of a prophet, but I am a herdsman plucking from wild fig trees.
2 Thessalonians 3:10Then, too, while we were with you, we insisted on this to you: that if anyone was not willing to work, neither should he eat.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 47:2-13
Pharaoh's Generosity; Jacob Presented to Pharaoh. ( b. c. 1706.) 1 Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen. 2 And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh. 3 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. 4 They… Read the whole commentary →