Genesis 46:32 KJV
And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.
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Cross References
- Genesis 47:3 And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.
- Genesis 4:2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
- Genesis 9:20 And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
- Genesis 31:18 And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padanaram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.
- Genesis 37:2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
- Genesis 45:10 And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
- Genesis 46:34 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.
- Exodus 3:1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.
- 1 Samuel 17:15 But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.
- 1 Kings 9:27 And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
- 1 Kings 18:5–6 And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts. …
- Psalms 78:70–72 He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds: …
- Isaiah 40:11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
- Zechariah 13:5 But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.
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Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1706 BC · Jacob Goes Down into Egypt
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And the men וְהָאֲנָשִׁים wĕhāʾănāšîm Noun · masculine plural · with and, the אֱנוֹשׁ ʼĕnôwsh
- shepherds רֹעֵי rōʿê רָעָה Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural construct צֹאן ṣōʾn צֹאן Noun · masculine or feminine singular
- for their trade hath been to feed cattle כִּי kî Conjunction אַנְשֵׁי ʾanšê Noun · masculine plural construct מִקְנֶה miqnê מִקְנֶה Noun · masculine singular
- and they have brought הָיוּ hāyû Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural וְכָל wĕkol Noun · masculine singular construct · with and אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative לָהֶם lāhem Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine plural הֵבִיאוּ hēbîʾww בּוֹא Verb · hiphil perfect, third person common plural
- their flocks וְצֹאנָם wĕṣōʾnām צֹאן Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with and, suffix: third person masculine plural
- and their herds וּבְקָרָם ûbĕqārām בָּקָר Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with and, suffix: third person masculine plural
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