Genesis 46:33

וְהָיָה כִּֽי ־ יִקְרָא לָכֶם פַּרְעֹה וְאָמַר מַה ־ מַּעֲשֵׂיכֶֽם ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?

In Context

32וְהָאֲנָשִׁים רֹעֵי צֹאן כִּֽי ־ אַנְשֵׁי מִקְנֶה הָיוּ וְצֹאנָם וּבְקָרָם וְכָל ־ אֲשֶׁר לָהֶם הֵבִֽיאוּ ׃

34וַאֲמַרְתֶּם אַנְשֵׁי מִקְנֶה הָיוּ עֲבָדֶיךָ מִנְּעוּרֵינוּ וְעַד ־ עַתָּה גַּם ־ אֲנַחְנוּ גַּם ־ אֲבֹתֵינוּ בַּעֲבוּר תֵּשְׁבוּ בְּאֶרֶץ גֹּשֶׁן כִּֽי ־ תוֹעֲבַת מִצְרַיִם כָּל ־ רֹעֵה צֹֽאן ׃

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Cross References

Genesis 46:32וְהָאֲנָשִׁים רֹעֵי צֹאן כִּֽי ־ אַנְשֵׁי מִקְנֶה הָיוּ וְצֹאנָם וּבְקָרָם וְכָל ־ אֲשֶׁר לָהֶם הֵבִֽיאוּ ׃

Genesis 47:3וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל ־ אֶחָיו מַה ־ מַּעֲשֵׂיכֶם וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל ־ פַּרְעֹה רֹעֵה צֹאן עֲבָדֶיךָ גַּם ־ אֲנַחְנוּ גַּם ־ אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ ׃

Matthew Henry on Genesis 46:29-34

Meeting between Jacob and Joseph. ( b. c. 1706.) 28 And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen. 29 And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while. 30 And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive. 31 And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I… Read the whole commentary →

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