Genesis 47:3
Pharaoh said to Joseph’s brothers,“What is your occupation?” They said to Pharaoh,“Your servants take care of flocks, just as our ancestors did.”
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- Gen 46:33-34 : 33 Pharaoh will summon you and say,‘What is your occupation?’ 34 Tell him,‘Your servants have taken care of cattle from our youth until now, both we and our fathers,’ so that you may live in the land of Goshen, for everyone who takes care of sheep is disgusting to the Egyptians.”
- Amos 7:14-15 : 14 Amos replied to Amaziah,“I was not a prophet by profession. No, I was a herdsman who also took care of sycamore fig trees. 15 Then the LORD took me from tending flocks and gave me this commission,‘Go! Prophesy to my people Israel!’
- Jonah 1:8 : 8 They said to him,“Tell us, whose fault is it that this disaster has overtaken us? What’s your occupation? Where do you come from? What’s your country? And who are your people?”
- 2 Thess 3:10 : 10 For even when we were with you, we used to give you this command:“If anyone is not willing to work, neither should he eat.”
- Gen 4:2 : 2 Then she gave birth to his brother Abel. Abel took care of the flocks, while Cain cultivated the ground.
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- Gen 46:31-344 verses88%
31 Then Joseph said to his brothers and his father’s household,“I will go up and tell Pharaoh,‘My brothers and my father’s household who were in the land of Canaan have come to me.
32 The men are shepherds; they take care of livestock. They have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.’
33 Pharaoh will summon you and say,‘What is your occupation?’
34 Tell him,‘Your servants have taken care of cattle from our youth until now, both we and our fathers,’ so that you may live in the land of Goshen, for everyone who takes care of sheep is disgusting to the Egyptians.”
- Gen 47:4-85 verses85%
4 Then they said to Pharaoh,“We have come to live as temporary residents in the land. There is no pasture for your servants’ flocks because the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. So now, please let your servants live in the land of Goshen.”
5 Pharaoh said to Joseph,“Your father and your brothers have come to you.
6 The land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best region of the land. They may live in the land of Goshen. If you know of any highly capable men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.”
7 Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and presented him before Pharaoh. Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
8 Pharaoh said to Jacob,“How long have you lived?”
- Gen 47:1-22 verses82%
1 Joseph’s Wise Administration Joseph went and told Pharaoh,“My father, my brothers, their flocks and herds, and all that they own have arrived from the land of Canaan. They are now in the land of Goshen.”
2 He took five of his brothers and introduced them to Pharaoh.
- Gen 45:16-183 verses80%
16 Now it was reported in the household of Pharaoh,“Joseph’s brothers have arrived.” It pleased Pharaoh and his servants.
17 Pharaoh said to Joseph,“Say to your brothers,‘Do this: Load your animals and go to the land of Canaan!
18 Get your father and your households and come to me! Then I will give you the best land in Egypt and you will eat the best of the land.’
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19 My lord asked his servants,‘Do you have a father or a brother?’
- Gen 37:12-132 verses76%
12 When his brothers had gone to graze their father’s flocks near Shechem,
13 Israel said to Joseph,“Your brothers are grazing the flocks near Shechem. Come, I will send you to them.”“I’m ready,” Joseph replied.
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19 They said,“An Egyptian man rescued us from the shepherds, and he actually drew water for us and watered the flock!”
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7 They answered him,“Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!
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16 He replied,“I’m looking for my brothers. Please tell me where they are grazing their flocks.”
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18 Then his brothers also came and threw themselves down before him; they said,“Here we are; we are your slaves.”
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25 They replied,“You have saved our lives! You are showing us favor, and we will be Pharaoh’s slaves.”
- Gen 47:17-193 verses74%
17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph gave them food in exchange for their horses, the livestock of their flocks and herds, and their donkeys. He got them through that year by giving them food in exchange for all their livestock.
18 When that year was over, they came to him the next year and said to him,“We cannot hide from our lord that the money is used up and the livestock and the animals belong to our lord. Nothing remains before our lord except our bodies and our land.
19 Why should we die before your very eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, and we, with our land, will become Pharaoh’s slaves. Give us seed that we may live and not die. Then the land will not become desolate.”
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7 They replied,“The man questioned us thoroughly about ourselves and our family, saying,‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ So we answered him in this way. How could we possibly know that he would say,‘Bring your brother down’?”
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10 You will live in the land of Goshen, and you will be near me– you, your children, your grandchildren, your flocks, your herds, and everything you have.
- Gen 42:13-142 verses72%
13 They replied,“Your servants are from a family of twelve brothers. We are the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is with our father at this time, and one is no longer alive.”
14 But Joseph told them,“It is just as I said to you: You are spies!
- Acts 7:12-132 verses72%
12 So when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our ancestors there the first time.
13 On their second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers again, and Joseph’s family became known to Pharaoh.
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2 When they finished eating the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them,“Return, buy us a little more food.”
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10 But they exclaimed,“No, my lord! Your servants have come to buy grain for food!
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8 all Joseph’s household, his brothers, and his father’s household. But they left their little children and their flocks and herds in the land of Goshen.
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3 So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
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7 When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger to them and spoke to them harshly. He asked,“Where do you come from?” They answered,“From the land of Canaan, to buy grain for food.”
- Gen 47:11-122 verses71%
11 So Joseph settled his father and his brothers. He gave them territory in the land of Egypt, in the best region of the land, the land of Rameses, just as Pharaoh had commanded.
12 Joseph also provided food for his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household, according to the number of their little children.
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15 how our ancestors went down into Egypt, and we lived in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians treated us and our ancestors badly.
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55 When all the land of Egypt experienced the famine, the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. Pharaoh said to all the people of Egypt,“Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you.”
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15 The Israelite foremen went and cried out to Pharaoh,“Why are you treating your servants this way?
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1 Joseph’s Brothers in Egypt When Jacob heard there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons,“Why are you looking at each other?”
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27 He asked them how they were doing. Then he said,“Is your aging father well, the one you spoke about? Is he still alive?”