Genesis 47:2-4
International Standard Version
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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- Genesis 47:4 The Heb. lacks for a while
- Genesis 47:4 The Heb. lacks back in Canaan
Genesis 47:2-4
New International Version
2 He chose five of his brothers and presented them(A) before Pharaoh.
3 Pharaoh asked the brothers, “What is your occupation?”(B)
“Your servants(C) are shepherds,(D)” they replied to Pharaoh, “just as our fathers were.” 4 They also said to him, “We have come to live here for a while,(E) because the famine is severe in Canaan(F) and your servants’ flocks have no pasture.(G) So now, please let your servants settle in Goshen.”(H)
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