Genesis 46:31-33

Evangelical Heritage Version

³¹ Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s family, “I will go up and speak with Pharaoh. I will tell him, ‘My brothers and my father’s household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me. ³² These men are shepherds. They make their living taking care of livestock, and they have brought with them their flocks and their herds, and all that they have.’ ³³ This is what you should say when Pharaoh summons you and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’