Genesis 47:3

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Then sayde Pharao vnto his brethren: What is youre occupacion? They answered: Thy seruauntes are kepers of catell, we and oure fathers also.

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  • Gen 46:33-34 : 33 Now yf Pharao call you, and saye: what is youre occupacio? 34 then ye shal saye: Thy seruauntes are men yt haue dealt wt catell from oure youth vp hytherto, both we & oure fathers, that ye maye dwell in the lande of Gosen: for the Egipcians abhorre all kepers of catell.
  • Amos 7:14-15 : 14 Amos answered, and sayde to Amasias: As for me, I am nether prophet, ner prophetes sonne: but a keper of catell. Now as I was breakynge downe molberies, and goynge after the catell, 15 the LORDE toke me, & sayde vnto me: Go thy waye, and prophecy vnto my people of Israel.
  • Jonah 1:8 : 8 The sayde they vnto him: tell vs, for whose cause are we thus troubled? what is thine occupacion? whence commest thou? what countre man art thou, and of what nacion?
  • 2 Thess 3:10 : 10 And whan we were wt you, this we warned you of, that yf there were eny which wolde not worke, ye same shulde not eate.
  • Gen 4:2 : 2 And she proceaded forth, & bare his brother Abell. And Abell became a shepherde, but Cain became an husbande man.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 46:31-34
    4 verses
    88%

    31Ioseph sayde vnto his brethren, & to his fathers house: I will go vp, & tell Pharao, & saye vnto him: My brethre and my fathers house are come vnto me out of the lande of Canaan,

    32and are kepers of catell (for they are men that deale with catell:) their small & greate catell, and all that they haue, haue they brought with them.

    33Now yf Pharao call you, and saye: what is youre occupacio?

    34then ye shal saye: Thy seruauntes are men yt haue dealt wt catell from oure youth vp hytherto, both we & oure fathers, that ye maye dwell in the lande of Gosen: for the Egipcians abhorre all kepers of catell.

  • Gen 47:4-8
    5 verses
    85%

    4And they sayde morouer vnto Pharao: We are come to dwell with you in the lande, for yi seruautes haue no pasture for their catell, so sore doth the derth oppresse the lande of Canaan. Now therfore let yi seruauntes dwell in the lande of Gosen.

    5Pharao sayde vnto Ioseph: Thy father and thy brethren are come vnto the:

    6the lande of Egipte is open before the, let them dwell in the best place of the lande, & se yt they dwell euen in the lande of Gosen. And yf thou knowest that there be men of actiuyte amoge the, make the rulers of my catell.

    7Ioseph brought in Iacob his father also, & set him before Pharao. And Iacob thanked Pharao.

    8But Pharao axed Iacob: How olde art thou?

  • Gen 47:1-2
    2 verses
    82%

    1Then came Ioseph, and tolde Pharao & sayde: My father and my brethren, their small & greate catell, & all yt they haue, are come out of ye lande of Canaan:

    2& beholde, they are in the lande of Gesen. And he toke fyue of his brethren, & presented them vnto Pharao.

  • Gen 45:16-18
    3 verses
    80%

    16And this tydinges came in to Pharaos house: Iosephs brethren are come, which pleased Pharao well, and all his seruauntes.

    17And Pharao spake vnto Ioseph: Saye vnto thy brethren: Do thus, lade youre beastes, go youre waye, and whan ye come in to the lande of Canaan,

    18take youre father and youre housholdes, and come vnto me, I wyl geue you of the goodes in the lade of Egipte, so that ye shall eate the fatt in the lande.

  • Gen 44:19
    77%

    19My lorde axed his seruauntes, and sayde: Haue ye yet a father or brother?

  • Gen 37:12-13
    2 verses
    76%

    12Now wha his brethren were gone forth to kepe their fathers catell in Siche,

    13Israel sayde vnto Ioseph: Do not yi brethren kepe the catell in Sichem? Come, I wil sende the vnto the. He answered: Here am I.

  • Exod 2:19
    75%

    19They sayde: A man of Egipte delyuered vs from ye shepherdes, and drew vnto vs, and gaue the shepe to drynke.

  • Gen 44:7
    74%

    7They answered him: Wherfore saieth my lorde soch wordes? God forbyd, that thy seruauntes shulde do eny soch thinge?

  • Gen 37:16
    74%

    16He answered: I seke my brethren: tell me I pray the where they kepe.

  • Gen 50:18
    74%

    18And his brethren wente, and fell downe before him, and sayde: Beholde, here are we thy seruauntes.

  • Gen 47:25
    74%

    25They sayde: Let vs but lyue, & fynde grace before the oure lorde, we wyl gladly be Pharaos seruauntes:

  • Gen 47:17-19
    3 verses
    74%

    17Then brought they their catell vnto Ioseph. And he gaue the bred for their horses, shepe, oxen and Asses. So he fed them with bred yt yeare, for all their catell.

    18Whan yt yeare was ended, they came vnto him the next yeare, & sayde vnto him: We wil not hyde it from or lorde, yt not onely the money, but all the catell also is spent vnto or lorde: & there is nothinge left more for or lorde, but onely or body & oure lande.

    19Wherfore suffrest thou both vs to dye, and oure londe? Take vs and oure lade for bred, that we and oure lande maye be bonde vnto Pharao: geue vs sede, that we maye lyue and not dye, & yt the lande become not a wildernesse.

  • Gen 43:7
    74%

    7They answered: The man enquered so strately of vs and of oure kynrede, & sayde: Is youre father yet a lyue? Haue ye yet a brother? Then tolde we him, as he axed vs. How coulde we knowe, that he wolde saye: brynge youre brother downe wt you?

  • Gen 45:10
    73%

    10thou shalt dwel in the lande of Gosen, and be with me: thou and thy children, and thy childers childre, thy small and greate catell, and all that thou hast.

  • Gen 42:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13They answered him: We thy seruauntes are twolue brethren, the sonnes of one man in the lade of Canaan, and the yongest is with oure father: as for one, he is awaye.

    14Ioseph sayde vnto them: This is it that I sayde vnto you: spyes are ye.

  • Acts 7:12-13
    2 verses
    72%

    12But Iacob herde that there was corne in Egipte, and sent oure fathers out the first tyme.

    13And at the seconde tyme was Ioseph knowne of his brethren, and Iosephs kynred was made knowne vnto Pharao.

  • Gen 43:2
    72%

    2And whan all the vytales that they had brought out of Egipte were spent, Iacob their father sayde vnto them: Go agayne, and bye vs a litle foode.

  • Gen 42:10
    72%

    10They answered him: No my lorde, thy seruauntes are come to bye vytayle:

  • Gen 50:8
    72%

    8& all Iosephs housholde, and his brethren, and his fathers housholde. Onely their children, shepe & oxen left they in ye lade of Gosen,

  • Gen 42:3
    71%

    3So Iosephs ten brethre wente downe to bye corne in Egipte.

  • Gen 42:7
    71%

    7And he sawe them, & knewe the, and helde him self straunge towarde them, and talked roughly with them, and saide vnto them: Whence come ye? They sayde: Out of the lande of Canaan to bye vytayle.

  • Gen 47:11-12
    2 verses
    71%

    11So Ioseph prepared dwellinges for his father and his brethren, & gaue them a possession in the lande of Egipte, euen in the best place of the lande, namely, in the lande of Raemses, as Pharao comaunded.

    12And he made prouysion for his father and his brethren, and all his fathers house with bred, euen as yonge children.

  • Num 20:15
    71%

    15how that oure fathers wente downe in to Egipte, & how we haue dwelt in Egipte a longe tyme, & how the Egipcians dealte euell with vs & or fathers.

  • Gen 41:55
    71%

    55Now whan the lande of Egipte beganne to suffre honger also, the people cryed vnto Pharao for bred. But Pharao sayde vnto all ye Egipcians: Go vnto Ioseph, what he sayeth vnto you, yt doo.

  • Exod 5:15
    71%

    15Than wente the officers of the children of Israel, & coplayned vnto Pharao: Wherfore wilt thou deale thus wt thy seruauntes?

  • Gen 42:1
    71%

    1Whan Iacob sawe that there was moch corne in Egipte, he sayde vnto his sonnes: Why gape ye?

  • Gen 43:27
    71%

    27But he welcomed them curteously, and sayde: Is youre father, (that olde man which ye tolde me of) in good health? Is he yet alyue?