Genesis 46:34

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֗ם אַנְשֵׁ֨י מִקְנֶ֜ה הָי֤וּ עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ מִנְּעוּרֵ֣ינוּ וְעַד־עַ֔תָּה גַּם־אֲנַ֖חְנוּ גַּם־אֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ בַּעֲב֗וּר תֵּשְׁבוּ֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ גֹּ֔שֶׁן כִּֽי־תוֹעֲבַ֥ת מִצְרַ֖יִם כָּל־רֹ֥עֵה צֹֽאן׃

Transliteration

And-waʾămartem men-of miqneh hāyû servants-your from-youth-our and-until-now, also-we also-fathers-our; in-order-that tēšĕḇû in-land-of Gōšen, for-abomination-of Miṣrayim every-rōʿēh ṣōʾn.

Grammar Details

*waʾămartem*: waw consecutive + qal perfect 2nd masculine plural - 'and you shall say'
*miqneh*: common noun, masculine singular - 'livestock/cattle'
*hāyû*: qal perfect 3rd common plural - 'they were'
*tēšĕḇû*: qal imperfect 2nd masculine plural - 'you may dwell'
*Gōšen*: proper noun, place name - 'Goshen'
*Miṣrayim*: proper noun, place name - 'Egypt'
*rōʿēh*: qal participle masculine singular construct - 'shepherd of'
*ṣōʾn*: common noun, feminine singular - 'sheep/flock'

Word Meanings

*waʾămartem*: you shall say/you will tell
*miqneh*: livestock/cattle/possessions
*hāyû*: they were/they have been
*tēšĕḇû*: you may dwell/you may settle/you may live
*rōʿēh*: shepherd/keeper
*ṣōʾn*: sheep/flock/small livestock

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Gen 43:32 : 32 And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
Exod 8:26 : 26 And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?
Gen 37:12 : 12 And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
Gen 46:32 : 32 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.
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 30:35 : 35 And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.
Gen 34:5 : 5 And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.

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