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Genesis 46:31-34

31AndJosephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251, and to hisfather’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, I will goupאֶעֱלֶ֖ה'e.'e.LehH5927, andshowוְאַגִּ֣ידָהve.'a.Gi.dahH5046Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הle.far.'OhH6547, andsayוְאֹֽמְרָ֣הve.'o.me.RahH559to him, Mybrethrenאַחַ֧י'a.ChaiH251, and myfather’sאָבִ֛י'a.ViH1houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004, who were in thelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofCanaanכְּנַ֖עַןke.Na.'anH3667, arecomeבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935to me;

32And themenH582areshepherdsרֹ֣עֵי צֹ֔אןRo.'ei TzonH7462 H6629, for their occupation hath been to feedcattleמִקְנֶ֖הmik.NehH4735; and they havebroughtהֵבִֽיאוּ׃he.Vi.'uH935theirflocksוְצֹאנָ֧םve.tzo.NamH6629, and theirherdsוּבְקָרָ֛םu.ve.ka.RamH1241, and all that they have.

33And it shall come to pass, whenPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547shallcallיִקְרָ֥אyik.Ra'H7121you, and shallsayוְאָמַ֖רve.'a.MarH559, What is youroccupationמַּעֲשֵׂיכֶֽם׃ma.'a.sei.KhemH4639?

34That ye shallsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֗םva.'a.mar.TemH559, Theoccupationאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650hath been aboutcattleמִקְנֶ֜הmik.NehH4735from ouryouthמִנְּעוּרֵ֣ינוּmi.ne.'u.Rei.nuH5271even until now, both we, and also ourfathersאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1: that ye maydwellתֵּשְׁבוּ֙te.she.VuH3427in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGoshenגֹּ֔שֶׁןGo.shenH1657; for everyshepherdרֹ֥עֵה צֹֽאן׃Ro.'eh TzonH7462 H6629is anabominationתוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441to theEgyptiansH4714.

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