Genesis 46:33
And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?
And it shall come to passe when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?
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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.
2And hee tooke some of his brethren, euen fiue men, & presented them vnto Pharaoh.
3And Pharaoh said vnto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said vnto Pharaoh, Thy seruants are shepheards, both wee and also our fathers.
4They said moreouer vnto Pharaoh, For to soiourne in the land are we come: for thy seruants haue no pasture for their flockes, for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore we pray thee, let thy seruants dwel in the land of Goshen.
8Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
8Then said they vnto him, Tel vs, we pray thee, for whose cause this euill is vpon vs: What is thine occupation? and whence commest thou? What is thy countrey? and of what people art thou?
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Genesis 46:33
An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.
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The royal title used for the king of Egypt, applied to successive Egyptian rulers in the biblical record.
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1. To name. 2. To summon or invite. 3. To proclaim or address. 4. To request.
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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.
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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.
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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.
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occupation
Employment, business, trade, or the work in which a person is engaged.
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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.
32And the men are sheapheards, for †their trade hath bene to feed cattell: and they haue brought their flocks, and their heards, and all that they haue.
33And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?
33And it shall come to passe when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?
Selected passage34That ye shall say, Thy servants’ trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
34That ye shall say, Thy seruants trade hath bene about cattell, from our youth euen vntill now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for euery shepheard is an abomination vnto the Egyptians.