Genesis 47
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Genesis 47:2-4

2And from among his brethrenH251 he tookH3947 fiveH2568 menH376, and presented them unto PharaohH6547.

3And PharaohH6547 saidH559 unto his brethrenH251, WhatH4100 is your occupationH4639? And they saidH559 unto PharaohH6547, Thy servantsH5650 are shepherdsH7462, bothH1571 weH587, and our fathersH1.

4And they saidH559 unto PharaohH6547, To sojourn in the landH776 are weH3588 comeH935; for there is noH369 pastureH4829 for thy servants’H5650 flocksH6629; for the famineH7458 is sore in the landH776 of CanaanH3667: nowH6258 therefore, weH3588 prayH4994 thee, letH4994 thy servantsH5650 dwellH3427 in the landH776 of GoshenH1657.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain