Genesis 46:32

A Conservative Version

And the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of cattle, and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.

Cross References

Genesis 47:3

And Pharaoh said to his brothers, What is your occupation? And they said to Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and our fathers.

Zechariah 13:5

But he shall say, I am no prophet. I am a tiller of the ground, for I have been made a bondman from my youth.

Isaiah 40:11

He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, [and] will gently lead those who have their young.

1 Kings 9:27

And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen who had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.

1 Samuel 17:15

Now David went to and fro from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.

Exodus 3:1

Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to the mountain of God, to Horeb.

Genesis 46:34

that ye shall say, Thy servants have been keepers of cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and our fathers, that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen, for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.

Genesis 45:10

And thou shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shall be near to me, thou, and thy sons, and thy sons' sons, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou have.

Genesis 37:2

These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. And he was a lad with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives, and Joseph brought the evil

Genesis 31:18

And he carried away all his cattle, and all his substance which he had gathered, the cattle of his getting, which he had gathered in Paddan-aram, to go to Isaac his father to the land of Canaan.

Genesis 9:20

And Noah began to be a farmer, and planted a vineyard.

Genesis 4:2

And again she bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

1 Samuel 16:11

And Samuel said to Jesse, Are all thy sons here? And he said, There remains yet the youngest, and, behold, he is keeping the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and fetch him, for we will not sit down till he comes here.

Genesis 46:31

And Joseph said to his brothers, and to his father's house, I will go up, and tell Pharaoh, and will say to him, My brothers, and my father's house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.

Genesis 46:33

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