Genesis 46:32

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהָאֲנָשִׁים֙ רֹ֣עֵי צֹ֔אן כִּֽי־אַנְשֵׁ֥י מִקְנֶ֖ה הָי֑וּ וְצֹאנָ֧ם וּבְקָרָ֛ם וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָהֶ֖ם הֵבִֽיאוּ׃

Transliteration

And-the-men rōʿê ṣōʾn, for-men-of miqneh hāyû; and-flocks-their and-herds-their and-all-that to-them hēḇîʾû.

Grammar Details

• *rōʿê*: qal participle masculine plural construct - 'shepherds of'
• *ṣōʾn*: common noun, feminine singular - 'sheep/flock'
• *miqneh*: common noun, masculine singular - 'livestock/cattle'
• *hāyû*: qal perfect 3rd common plural - 'they were'
• *hēḇîʾû*: hiphil perfect 3rd common plural - 'they have brought'

Word Meanings

• *rōʿê*: shepherds of/keepers of
• *ṣōʾn*: sheep/flock/small livestock
• *miqneh*: livestock/cattle/possessions
• *hāyû*: they were/they have been
• *hēḇîʾû*: they have brought/they have led

Referenced Verses

• Gen 47:3 : 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.
• Exod 3:1 : 1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.
• Gen 4:2 : 2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
• Gen 9:20 : 20 And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
• Gen 31:18 : 18 And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padanaram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.
• Gen 37:2 : 2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
• Gen 45:10 : 10 And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
• Gen 46:34 : 34 That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
• 1 Sam 17:15 : 15 But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.
• 1 Kgs 9:27 : 27 And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
• 1 Kgs 18:5-6 : 5 And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts. 6 So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
• Ps 78:70-72 : 70 He chose{H8799)} David also his servant, and took{H8799)} him from the sheepfolds: 71 From following the ewes great with young{H8802)} he brought{H8689)} him to feed{H8800)} Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. 72 So he fed{H8686)} them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided{H8686)} them by the skilfulness of his hands.
• Isa 40:11 : 11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
• Zech 13:5 : 5 But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.
• 1 Sam 16:11 : 11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.