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Genesis 47:3-5
Expanded Bible
Genesis 47:3-5
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3 ·The king [L Pharaoh] said to his brothers, “What work do you do?”
And they said to him, “We, your servants, are shepherds, just as our ·ancestors [fathers] were.” 4 They said to ·the king [L Pharaoh], “We have come to ·live [sojourn; reside as aliens] in this land, because there is no ·grass in the land of Canaan for our animals to eat [L pasturage for the flocks of your servants], and the ·hunger [famine] is ·terrible [severe; heavy] there. So please allow ·us [L your servants] to live in the land of Goshen.”
5 Then ·the king [L Pharaoh] said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you,
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Genesis 47:3-5
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Genesis 47:3-5
New International Version
3 Pharaoh asked the brothers, “What is your occupation?”(A)
“Your servants(B) are shepherds,(C)” they replied to Pharaoh, “just as our fathers were.” 4 They also said to him, “We have come to live here for a while,(D) because the famine is severe in Canaan(E) and your servants’ flocks have no pasture.(F) So now, please let your servants settle in Goshen.”(G)
5 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you,
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