³² And they served him^[a] by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who were eating with him by themselves, for Egyptians could not dine^[b] with Hebrews, because that was a detestable thing to Egyptians.

³⁴ Then you must say, ‘You servants are men of livestock from our childhood until now, both we and also our ancestors,’^[a] so that you may dwell in the land of Goshen, for every shepherd is a detestable thing to Egyptians.”