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Genesis 47:3
New English Translation
Genesis 47:3
New English Translation
3 Pharaoh said to Joseph’s[a] brothers, “What is your occupation?” They said to Pharaoh, “Your servants take care of flocks, just as our ancestors did.”[b]
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- Genesis 47:3 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Genesis 47:3 tn Heb “both we and our fathers.”
Genesis 47:3
New International Version
Genesis 47:3
New International Version
3 Pharaoh asked the brothers, “What is your occupation?”(A)
“Your servants(B) are shepherds,(C)” they replied to Pharaoh, “just as our fathers were.”
Genesis 47:3
King James Version
Genesis 47:3
King James Version
3 And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.
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