Genesis 47:3
“And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Genesis 47:3 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and our fathers.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und der Pharao sprach zu seinen Brüdern: Was ist eure Hantierung? Und sie sprachen zum Pharao: Deine Knechte sind Schafhirten, sowohl wir als auch unsere Väter.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y Faraón dijo á sus hermanos: ¿Cuál es vuestro oficio? Y ellos respondieron á Faraón: Pastores de ovejas son tus siervos, así nosotros como nuestros padres.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E Faraó disse a seus irmãos: Qual é vosso ofício? E eles responderam a Faraó: Pastores de ovelhas são teus servos, tanto nós como nossos pais.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Faraó disse aos irmãos de José: "Qual é a vossa ocupação?". E eles lhe responderam: "Teus servos são pastores de ovelhas, assim como nossos antepassados".
📖 Genesis 47:3 in Context
1Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.
2And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.
3And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.
4They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.
5And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:
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