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Genesis 46:32 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: King James Version
" And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, "
Genesis 46:32
Verse in Context
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And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.
And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come
And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds,
And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?
That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
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Genesis 46:1
"And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac."
Genesis 46:2
"And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said,"
Genesis 46:3
"And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:"
Genesis 46:4
"I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes."
Genesis 46:5
"And Jacob rose up from Beersheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry"
Genesis 46:6
"And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed"
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