Gen 46:32, 34, 47:3-4 | ESV | STEP | And the men are shepherds , for they have been keepers of livestock , and they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.

a ch. 47:3

b[See ver. 32 above]

c ch. 37:12

d ver. 28

e ch. 43:32; Ex. 8:26

f ch. 46:33

g ch. 46:32, 34

h ch. 15:13; Deut. 26:5

i ch. 46:34

Genesis 46:32

32 ^aAnd the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of livestock, and they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.’

Genesis 46:34

34 you shall say, ^b‘Your servants have been keepers of livestock ^cfrom our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,’ in order that you may dwell ^din the land of Goshen, for every shepherd is ^ean abomination to the Egyptians.”

Genesis 47:3-4

3 Pharaoh said to his brothers, ^f“What is your occupation?” And they said to Pharaoh, ^g“Your servants are shepherds, as our fathers were.” 4 They said to Pharaoh, ^h“We have come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants’ flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. And now, please let your servants dwell ⁱin the land of Goshen.”