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Genesis 46:32 KJV
Genesis · chapter 46 · verse 32
And 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.Genesis 46:32 · King James Version
Genesis 46:32 in context
30And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.
31And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father’s house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father’s house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;
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.
33And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?
34That 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- shepherdsrâʻâhto tend a flockH7462 →
- shepherdstsôʼna collective name for a flockH6629 →
- broughtbôwʼto go or comeH935 →
- cattlemiqnehsomething boughtH4735 →
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We have here, I. The joyful meeting between Jacob and his son Joseph, in which observe, 1. Jacob's prudence in sending Judah before him to Joseph, to give him notice of his arrival in Goshen.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 28-34