Verse 34

that ye shall say,{H559} Thy servants{H5650} have been keepers{H582} of cattle{H4735} from our youth{H5271} even until now, both we, and our fathers:{H1} that ye may dwell{H3427} in the land{H776} of Goshen;{H1657} for every shepherd{H7462} is an abomination{H8441} unto the Egyptians.{H4714}

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 43:32 : 32 And they set on{H7760} for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians,{H4713} that did eat{H398} with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians{H4713} might{H3201} not eat{H398} bread{H3899} with the Hebrews;{H5680} for that is an abomination{H8441} unto the Egyptians.{H4714}
  • Exod 8:26 : 26 And Moses{H4872} said,{H559} It is not meet{H3559} so to do;{H6213} for{H2005} we shall sacrifice{H2076} the abomination{H8441} of the Egyptians{H4714} to Jehovah{H3068} our God:{H430} lo, shall we sacrifice{H2076} the abomination{H8441} of the Egyptians{H4714} before their eyes,{H5869} and will they not stone{H5619} us?
  • Gen 37:12 : 12 And his brethren{H251} went{H3212} to feed{H7462} their father's{H1} flock{H6629} in Shechem.{H7927}
  • Gen 46:32 : 32 and the men{H582} are shepherds,{H7462} for they have been keepers of cattle;{H4735} and they have brought{H935} their flocks,{H6629} and their herds,{H1241} and all that they have.
  • Gen 45:10 : 10 and thou shalt dwell{H3427} in the land{H776} of Goshen,{H1657} and thou shalt be near{H7138} unto me, thou, and thy children,{H1121} and thy children's{H1121} children,{H1121} and thy flocks,{H6629} and thy herds,{H1241} and all that thou hast:
  • Gen 30:35 : 35 And he removed{H5493} that day{H3117} the he-goats{H8495} that were ringstreaked{H6124} and spotted,{H2921} and all the she-goats{H5795} that were speckled{H5348} and spotted,{H2921} every one that had white{H3836} in it, and all the black{H2345} ones among the sheep,{H3775} and gave{H5414} them into the hand{H3027} of his sons;{H1121}
  • Gen 34:5 : 5 Now Jacob{H3290} heard{H8085} that he had defiled{H2930} Dinah{H1783} his daughter;{H1323} and his sons{H1121} were with his cattle{H4735} in the field:{H7704} and Jacob{H3290} held his peace{H2790} until they came.{H935}