Verse 34

Genesis 46:34

Darby Translation

34 then ye shall say, Thy servants are men that have been occupied with cattle from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers; in order that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/אֲמַרְתֶּ֗ם אַנְשֵׁ֨י מִקְנֶ֜ה הָי֤וּ עֲבָדֶ֨י/ךָ֙ מִ/נְּעוּרֵ֣י/נוּ וְ/עַד עַ֔תָּה גַּם אֲנַ֖חְנוּ גַּם אֲבֹתֵ֑י/נוּ בַּ/עֲב֗וּר תֵּשְׁבוּ֙ בְּ/אֶ֣רֶץ גֹּ֔שֶׁן כִּֽי תוֹעֲבַ֥ת מִצְרַ֖יִם כָּל רֹ֥עֵה צֹֽאן
English Translation
And you shall say, "The men of cattle have been your servants from our youth until now, we and our fathers, for we have dwelled in the land of Goshen, because the abomination of Egypt is every shepherd of sheep."
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 46 Context
1 And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba; and he offered sacrifices... Focus ↗
2 And God (Elohim) spoke to Israel in the visions of the night and said, Jacob, Jacob! And he said, He... Focus ↗
3 And he said, I am God (Elohim), the God (Elohim) of thy father: fear not to go down to Egypt; for I... Focus ↗
4 I will go down with thee to Egypt, and I will also certainly bring thee up; and Joseph shall put his... Focus ↗
5 And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba; and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their litt... Focus ↗
6 And they took their cattle, and their goods which they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and came... Focus ↗
7 his sons and his sons' sons with him, his daughters and his sons' daughters and all his seed he brou... Focus ↗
8 And these are the names of the sons of Israel who came into Egypt: Jacob and his sons. Jacob's first... Focus ↗
9 And the sons of Reuben: Enoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi. Focus ↗
10 And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Saul the son of a Ca... Focus ↗
11 And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Focus ↗
12 And the sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pherez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the... Focus ↗
13 And the sons of Issachar: Tola, and Puah, and Job, and Shimron. Focus ↗
14 And the sons of Zebulun: Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel. Focus ↗
15 These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Padan-Aram; and his daughter, Dinah. All the s... Focus ↗
16 And the sons of Gad: Ziphion and Haggi, Shuni and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli. Focus ↗
17 And the sons of Asher: Jimnah, and Jishvah, and Jishvi, and Beriah; and Serah their sister; and the... Focus ↗
18 These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and she bore these to Jacob: six... Focus ↗
19 The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife: Joseph and Benjamin. Focus ↗
20 And to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asnath bore to him, the daug... Focus ↗
21 And the sons of Benjamin: Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera and Naaman, Ehi and Rosh, Muppim, and... Focus ↗
22 These are the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen. Focus ↗
23 And the sons of Dan: Hushim. Focus ↗
24 And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. Focus ↗
25 These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter; and she bore these to Jacob: a... Focus ↗
26 All the souls that came with Jacob to Egypt, that had come out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' w... Focus ↗
27 And the sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls. All the souls of the house of... Focus ↗
28 And he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to give notice before he came to Goshen. And they came into... Focus ↗
29 Then Joseph yoked his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and he presented hi... Focus ↗
30 And Israel said to Joseph, Now let me die, after I have seen thy face, since thou still livest. Focus ↗
31 And Joseph said to his brethren and to his father's house, I will go up, and tell Pharaoh, and say t... Focus ↗
32 and the men are shepherds, for they have been occupied with cattle; and they have brought their shee... Focus ↗
33 And it shall come to pass that when Pharaoh shall call you and say, What is your occupation? Focus ↗
34 then ye shall say, Thy servants are men that have been occupied with cattle from our youth even unti...