Genesis 47:3 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Genesis 47:3 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 47:316 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
פַּרְעֹהparəʿōhParoh
אֶלʾelNear
אֶחָיוʾeḥāywBrother
מַהmahWhat?
מַּעֲשֵׂיכֶםmaʿăśêḵemAction
וַיֹּאמְרוּwayōʾmərûAnd say
אֶלʾelNear
פַּרְעֹהparəʿōhParoh
רֹעֵהrōʿēhTend
צֹאןṣōʾnFlock
עֲבָדֶיךָʿăvādeyḵāServant
גַּםgamAssemblage
אֲנַחְנוּʾănaḥənûWe
גַּםgamAssemblage
אֲבוֹתֵינוּʾăvwōtênûFather
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