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Genesis 46:32-34

32And the menH582areshepherdsרֹ֣עֵי צֹ֔אןRo.'ei TzonH6629 H7462,for their trade hath been to feed cattleמִקְנֶ֖הmik.NehH4735;and they have broughtהֵבִֽיאוּ׃he.Vi.'uH935their flocksוְצֹאנָ֧םve.tzo.NamH6629,and their herdsוּבְקָרָ֛םu.ve.ka.RamH1241, and all that they have.

33And it shall come to pass, when Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547shall callיִקְרָ֥אyik.Ra'H7121you, and shall sayוְאָמַ֖רve.'a.MarH559, What isyour occupationמַּעֲשֵׂיכֶֽם׃ma.'a.sei.KhemH4639?

34That ye shall sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֗םva.'a.mar.TemH559,Thy servants’עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650tradeאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582hath been about cattleמִקְנֶ֜הmik.NehH4735from our youthמִנְּעוּרֵ֣ינוּmi.ne.'u.Rei.nuH5271even until now, both we, andalso our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1:that ye may dwellתֵּשְׁבוּ֙te.she.VuH3427in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Goshenגֹּ֔שֶׁןGo.shenH1657;for every shepherdרֹ֥עֵה צֹֽאן׃Ro.'eh TzonH6629 H7462isan abominationתוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441unto the EgyptiansH4714.

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