Verse 34

Genesis 46:34

Geneva Bible

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34 Then ye shall say, Thy seruants are men occupied about cattell, from our childehood euen vnto this time, both we and our fathers: that yee may dwell in the lande of Goshen: for euery sheepe keeper is an abomination vnto 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."

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Chapter 46 Context

1 Then Israel tooke his iourney with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifice vn... Focus ↗

2 And God (Elohim) spake vnto Israel in a vision by night, saying, Iaakob, Iaakob. Who answered, I am... Focus ↗

3 Then hee sayde, I am God (Elohim), the God (Elohim) of thy father, feare not to goe downe into Egypt... Focus ↗

4 I wil go downe with thee into Egypt, and I will also bring thee vp againe, and Ioseph shall put his... Focus ↗

5 Then Iaakob rose vp from Beer-sheba: and the sonnes of Israel caried Iaakob their father, and their... Focus ↗

6 And they tooke their cattell and their goods, which they had gotten in the lande of Canaan, and came... Focus ↗

7 His sonnes and his sonnes sonnes with him, his daughters and his sonnes daughters, and al his seede... Focus ↗

8 And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, euen Iaakob and his sonnes... Focus ↗

9 And the sonnes of Reuben: Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi. Focus ↗

10 And the sonnes of Simeon: Iemuel, and Iamin, and Ohad, and Iachin, and Zohar; and Shaul the sonne of... Focus ↗

11 Also the sonnes of Leui: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Focus ↗

12 Also the sonnes of Iudah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: (but Er and Onan died in... Focus ↗

13 Also the sonnes of Issachar: Tola, and Phuuah, and Iob, and Shimron. Focus ↗

14 Also the sonnes of Zebulun: Sered, and Elon, and Iahleel. Focus ↗

15 These bee the sonnes of Leah, which shee bare vnto Iaakob in Padan Aram, with his daughter Dinah. Al... Focus ↗

16 Also the sonnes of Gad: Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli. Focus ↗

17 Also the sonnes of Asher: Iimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister. And the... Focus ↗

18 These are the children of Zilpah, whome Laban gaue to Leah his daughter: and these shee bare vnto Ia... Focus ↗

19 The sonnes of Rahel Iaakobs wife were Ioseph and Beniamin. Focus ↗

20 And vnto Ioseph in the lande of Egypt were borne Manasseh, and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter o... Focus ↗

21 Also the sonnes of Beniamin: Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim,... Focus ↗

22 These are the sonnes of Rahel, which were borne vnto Iaakob, fourteene soules in all. Focus ↗

23 Also the sonnes of Dan: Hushim. Focus ↗

24 Also the sonnes of Naphtali: Iahzeel, and Guni, and Iezer, and Shillem. Focus ↗

25 These are the sonnes of Bilhah, which Laban gaue vnto Rahel his daughter, and shee bare these to Iaa... Focus ↗

26 Al the soules, that came with Iaakob into Egypt, which came out of his loynes (beside Iaakobs sonnes... Focus ↗

27 Also the sonnes of Ioseph, which were borne him in Egypt, were two soules: so that al the soules of... Focus ↗

28 The he sent Iudah before him vnto Ioseph, to direct his way vnto Goshen, and they came into the land... Focus ↗

29 Then Ioseph made ready his charet and went vp to Goshen to meete Israel his father, and presented hi... Focus ↗

30 And Israel sayde vnto Ioseph, Now let me die, since I haue seene thy face, and that thou art yet ali... Focus ↗

31 Then Ioseph said to his brethren, and to his fathers house, I wil go vp and shew Pharaoh, and tell h... Focus ↗

32 And the men are shepheardes, and because they are shepheardes, they haue brought their sheepe and th... Focus ↗

33 And if Pharaoh call you, and aske you, What is your trade? Focus ↗

34 Then ye shall say, Thy seruants are men occupied about cattell, from our childehood euen vnto this t...

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Book: Genesis
Chapter: Chapter 46 (34 verses)
Version: Geneva Bible

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