Genesis 47:3

New American Bible - revised edition

When Pharaoh asked them, “What is your occupation?” they answered, “We, your servants, like our ancestors, are shepherds.

Cross References

Genesis 4:2

Next she gave birth to his brother Abel. Abel became a herder of flocks, and Cain a tiller of the ground.

Jonah 1:8

They said to him, “Tell us why this evil has come to us! What is your business? Where do you come from? What is your country, and to what people do you belong?”

2 Thessalonians 3:10

In fact, when we were with you, we instructed you that if anyone was unwilling to work, neither should that one eat.