Genesis 47:3

Good News Translation (US Version)

The king asked them, “What is your occupation?” “We are shepherds, sir, just as our ancestors were,” they answered.

Cross References

2 Thessalonians 3:10

While we were with you, we used to tell you, “Whoever refuses to work is not allowed to eat.”

Jonah 1:8

So they said to him, “Now, then, tell us! Who is to blame for this? What are you doing here? What country do you come from? What is your nationality?”

Genesis 4:2

Later she gave birth to another son, Abel. Abel became a shepherd, but Cain was a farmer.