Genesis 47
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Genesis 47:2-4

2And he tookH3947 someH7097 of his brethrenH251, even fiveH2568 menH582, and presentedH3322 them untoH6440 PharaohH6547.

3And PharaohH6547 saidH559 unto his brethrenH251, What is your occupationH4639? And they saidH559 unto PharaohH6547, Thy servantsH5650 are shepherdsH6629H7462, both we, and also our fathersH1.

4They saidH559 moreover unto PharaohH6547, For to sojournH1481 in the landH776 are we comeH935; for thy servantsH5650 have no pastureH4829 for their flocksH6629; for the famineH7458 is soreH3515 in the landH776 of CanaanH3667: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servantsH5650 dwellH3427 in the landH776 of GoshenH1657.

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