Genesis 46:32 Parallel Translations

The men are shepherds. They take care of livestock. They've brought their flocks and herds and everything they own.'(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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.

ASV:

and the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.

BBE:

And these men are keepers of sheep and owners of cattle, and have with them their flocks and their herds and all they have.

DBY:

and the men are shepherds, for they have been occupied with cattle; and they have brought their sheep, and their cattle, and all that they have.

ERV:

and the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.

JPS:

and the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.

WBS:

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

WEB:

These men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of livestock, and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.'

YLT:

and 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.'

Genesis 46:32 Cross References

XREF:

Genesis 46:31 Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's household, "I will go up and tell Pharaoh, and will say to him, 'My brothers and my father's household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me;

Genesis 46:33 "When Pharaoh calls you and says, 'What is your occupation?' (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

46:32 And the men [are] {e} shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.
(e) He was not ashamed of his father and kindred, though they were of base condition.

MHC:

46:28-34 It was justice to Pharaoh to let him know that such a family was come to settle in his dominions. If others put confidence in us, we must not be so base as to abuse it by imposing upon them. But how shall Joseph dispose of his brethren? Time was, when they were contriving to be rid of him; now he is contriving to settle them to their advantage; this is rendering good for evil. He would have them live by themselves, in the land of Goshen, which lay nearest to Canaan. Shepherds were an abomination to the Egyptians. Yet Joseph would have them not ashamed to own this as their occupation before Pharaoh. He might have procured places for them at court or in the army. But such preferments would have exposed them to the envy of the Egyptians, and might have tempted them to forget Canaan and the promise made unto their fathers. An honest calling is no disgrace, nor ought we to account it so, but rather reckon it a shame to be idle, or to have nothing to do. It is generally best for people to abide in the callings they have been bred to and used to. Whatever employment and condition God in his providence has allotted for us, let us suit ourselves to it, satisfy ourselves with it, and not mind high things. It is better to be the credit of a mean post, than the shame of a high one. If we wish to destroy our souls, or the souls of our children, then let us seek for ourselves, and for them, great things; but if not, it becomes us, having food and raiment, therewith to be content.

CONC:

Along Cattle Employment Feed Feeders Flock Flocks Herd Herds Keepers Livestock Occupied Owners Sheep Shepherds Tend Trade

Cattle Employment Feed Feeders Flock Flocks Herd Herds Keepers Livestock Occupied Owners Sheep Shepherds Tend Trade

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