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31 Then Joseph said to his brothers and his father’s household, “I will go up and tell Pharaoh,[a] ‘My brothers and my father’s household who were in the land of Canaan have come to me. 32 The men are shepherds;[b] they take care of livestock.[c] They have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.’ 33 Pharaoh will summon you and say, ‘What is your occupation?’

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 46:31 tn Heb “tell Pharaoh and say to him.”
  2. Genesis 46:32 tn Heb “feeders of sheep.”
  3. Genesis 46:32 tn Heb “for men of livestock they are.”

31 Then Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and speak to Pharaoh and will say to him, ‘My brothers and my father’s household, who were living in the land of Canaan,(A) have come to me.(B) 32 The men are shepherds;(C) they tend livestock,(D) and they have brought along their flocks and herds and everything they own.’(E) 33 When Pharaoh calls you in and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’(F)

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