Genesis 47:3

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and Pharaoh saith unto his brethren, `What `are' your works?' and they say unto Pharaoh, `Thy servants `are' feeders of a flock, both we and our fathers;'

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 46:33-34 : 33 `And it hath come to pass when Pharaoh calleth for you, and hath said, What `are' your works? 34 that ye have said, Thy servants have been men of cattle from our youth, even until now, both we and our fathers, -- in order that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen, for the abomination of the Egyptians is every one feeding a flock.'
  • Amos 7:14-15 : 14 And Amos answereth and saith unto Amaziah, `I `am' no prophet, nor a prophet's son `am' I, but a herdsman I `am', and a cultivator of sycamores, 15 and Jehovah taketh me from after the flock, and Jehovah saith unto me, Go, prophesy unto My people Israel.
  • Jonah 1:8 : 8 And they say unto him, `Declare to us, we pray thee, on what account this evil `is' on us? what `is' thine occupation, and whence comest thou? what `is' thy country, seeing thou art not of this people?'
  • 2 Thess 3:10 : 10 for even when we were with you, this we did command you, that if any one is not willing to work, neither let him eat,
  • Gen 4:2 : 2 and she addeth to bear his brother, even Abel. And Abel is feeding a flock, and Cain hath been servant of the ground.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 46:31-34
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    88%

    31And Joseph saith unto his brethren, and unto the house of his father, `I go up, and declare to Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and the house of my father who `are' in the land of Canaan have come in unto me;

    32and the men `are' feeders of a flock, for they have been men of cattle; and their flock, and their herd, and all that they have, they have brought.'

    33`And it hath come to pass when Pharaoh calleth for you, and hath said, What `are' your works?

    34that ye have said, Thy servants have been men of cattle from our youth, even until now, both we and our fathers, -- in order that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen, for the abomination of the Egyptians is every one feeding a flock.'

  • Gen 47:4-8
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    85%

    4and they say unto Pharaoh, `To sojourn in the land we have come, for there is no pasture for the flock which thy servants have, for grievous `is' the famine in the land of Canaan; and now, let thy servants, we pray thee, dwell in the land of Goshen.'

    5And Pharaoh speaketh unto Joseph, saying, `Thy father and thy brethren have come unto thee:

    6the land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land cause thy father and thy brethren to dwell -- they dwell in the land of Goshen, and if thou hast known, and there are among them men of ability, then thou hast set them heads over the cattle I have.'

    7And Joseph bringeth in Jacob his father, and causeth him to stand before Pharaoh; and Jacob blesseth Pharaoh.

    8And Pharaoh saith unto Jacob, `How many `are' the days of the years of thy life?'

  • Gen 47:1-2
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    82%

    1And Joseph cometh, and declareth to Pharaoh, and saith, `My father, and my brethren, and their flock, and their herd, and all they have, have come from the land of Canaan, and lo, they `are' in the land of Goshen.'

    2And out of his brethren he hath taken five men, and setteth them before Pharaoh;

  • Gen 45:16-18
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    16And the sound hath been heard in the house of Pharaoh, saying, `Come have the brethren of Joseph;' and it is good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants,

    17and Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, `Say unto thy brethren, This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, enter ye the land of Canaan,

    18and take your father, and your households, and come unto me, and I give to you the good of the land of Egypt, and eat ye the fat of the land.

  • Gen 44:19
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    19My lord hath asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father or brother?

  • Gen 37:12-13
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    12And his brethren go to feed the flock of their father in Shechem,

    13and Israel saith unto Joseph, `Are not thy brethren feeding in Shechem? come, and I send thee unto them;' and he saith to him, `Here `am' I;'

  • Exod 2:19
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    19and they say, `A man, an Egyptian, hath delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also hath diligently drawn for us, and watereth the flock;'

  • Gen 44:7
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    7and they say unto him, `Why doth my lord speak according to these words? far be it from thy servants to do according to this word;

  • Gen 37:16
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    16and he saith, `My brethren I am seeking, declare to me, I pray thee, where they are feeding?'

  • Gen 50:18
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    18And his brethren also go and fall before him, and say, `Lo, we `are' to thee for servants.'

  • Gen 47:25
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    25And they say, `Thou hast revived us; we find grace in the eyes of my lord, and have been servants to Pharaoh;'

  • Gen 47:17-19
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    74%

    17And they bring in their cattle unto Joseph, and Joseph giveth to them bread, for the horses, and for the cattle of the flock, and for the cattle of the herd, and for the asses; and he tendeth them with bread, for all their cattle, during that year.

    18And that year is finished, and they come in unto him on the second year, and say to him, `We do not hide from my lord, that since the money hath been finished, and possession of the cattle `is' unto my lord, there hath not been left before my lord save our bodies, and our ground;

    19why do we die before thine eyes, both we and our ground? buy us and our ground for bread, and we and our ground are servants to Pharaoh; and give seed, and we live, and die not, and the ground is not desolate.'

  • Gen 43:7
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    7and they say, `The man asked diligently concerning us, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye a brother? and we declare to him according to the tenor of these things; do we certainly know that he will say, Bring down your brother?'

  • Gen 45:10
    73%

    10and thou hast dwelt in the land of Goshen, and been near unto me, thou and thy sons, and thy son's sons, and thy flock, and thy herd, and all that thou hast,

  • Gen 42:13-14
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    13and they say, `Thy servants `are' twelve brethren; we `are' sons of one man in the land of Canaan, and lo, the young one `is' with our father to-day, and the one is not.'

    14And Joseph saith unto them, `This `is' that which I have spoken unto you, saying, Ye `are' spies,

  • Acts 7:12-13
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    12and Jacob having heard that there was corn in Egypt, sent forth our fathers a first time;

    13and at the second time was Joseph made known to his brethren, and Joseph's kindred became manifest to Pharaoh,

  • Gen 43:2
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    2and it cometh to pass, when they have finished eating the corn which they brought from Egypt, that their father saith unto them, `Turn back, buy for us a little food.'

  • Gen 42:10
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    10And they say unto him, `No, my lord, but thy servants have come to buy food;

  • Gen 50:8
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    8and all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and the house of his father; only their infants, and their flock, and their herd, have they left in the land of Goshen;

  • Gen 42:3
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    3and the ten brethren of Joseph go down to buy corn in Egypt,

  • Gen 42:7
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    7And Joseph seeth his brethren, and discerneth them, and maketh himself strange unto them, and speaketh with them sharp things, and saith unto them, `From whence have ye come?' and they say, `From the land of Canaan -- to buy food.'

  • Gen 47:11-12
    2 verses
    71%

    11And Joseph settleth his father and his brethren, and giveth to them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh commanded;

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    15that our fathers go down to Egypt, and we dwell in Egypt many days, and the Egyptians do evil to us and to our fathers;

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    55and all the land of Egypt is famished, and the people crieth unto Pharaoh for bread, and Pharaoh saith to all the Egyptians, `Go unto Joseph; that which he saith to you -- do.'

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    15And the authorities of the sons of Israel come in and cry unto Pharaoh, saying, `Why dost thou thus to thy servants?

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    1And Jacob seeth that there is corn in Egypt, and Jacob saith to his sons, `Why do you look at each other?'

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    27and he asketh of them of peace, and saith, `Is your father well? the aged man of whom ye have spoken, is he yet alive?'