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Genesis 47:2-4
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2 He brought along five of his brothers to present before Pharaoh.

3 Pharaoh asked his brothers, “What are your occupations?”

“Your servants are shepherds,” they replied, “both we and our ancestors. 4 We’ve come to live for a while[a] in this region, since there is no pasture back in Canaan[b] for your servants’ flocks. May your servants please live in the Goshen territory?”

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  1. Genesis 47:4 The Heb. lacks for a while
  2. Genesis 47:4 The Heb. lacks back in Canaan
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