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And he took five men from among his brothers and (A)set them before Pharaoh. Then Pharaoh said to his brothers, “(B)What is your occupation?” So they said to Pharaoh, “Your servants are (C)shepherds, both we and our fathers.” And they said to Pharaoh, “(D)We have come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants’ flocks, for (E)the famine is heavy in the land of Canaan. So now, please let your servants [a](F)live in the land of Goshen.”

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  1. Genesis 47:4 Lit dwell

He chose five of his brothers and presented them(A) before Pharaoh.

Pharaoh asked the brothers, “What is your occupation?”(B)

“Your servants(C) are shepherds,(D)” they replied to Pharaoh, “just as our fathers were.” 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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