32and the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.


In Context

29 And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen; and he presented himself unto him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

30 And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, that thou art yet alive.

31 And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up, and tell Pharaoh, and will say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, who were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;

32 and the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.

33 And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?

34 that ye shall say, Thy servants have been keepers of cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

Genesis 46:32 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

46:32And the men [are] shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

46:32The men are shepherds; they tend livestock, and they have brought along their flocks and herds and everything they own.'

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

46:32And the men are shepherds, and their occupation is to feed cattle: their flocks and herds, and all they have, they have brought with them.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

46:32and the men are shepherds, for they have been occupied with cattle; and they have brought their sheep, and their cattle, and all that they have.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

46:32and the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

46:32And the men are shepherds, for their employment hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

46:32These men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of livestock, and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

46:32and the men are feeders of a flock, for they have been men of cattle; and their flock, and their herd, and all that they have, they have brought.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

46:32And the men are shepherds, for their trade has been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.