Genesis 47
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Genesis 47:2-4

2And from among his brethren he tookH3947 fiveH2568 menH376, and presented them unto PharaohH6547.

3And PharaohH6547 saidH559 unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they saidH559 unto PharaohH6547, Thy servantsH5650 are shepherdsH7462, both we, and our fathersH1.

4And they saidH559 unto PharaohH6547, To sojourn in the landH776 are we comeH935; for there is no pastureH4829 for thy servants’H5650 flocksH6629; for the famineH7458 is sore in the landH776 of CanaanH3667: nowH6258 thereforeH6258, we pray thee, let thy servantsH5650 dwellH3427 in the landH776 of GoshenH1657.

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American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain