Genesis 46:33

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“When Pharaoh summons you and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’”

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BSBPD

“When Pharaoh summons you and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And it hath come to pass when Pharaoh calleth for you, and hath said, What <FI>are<Fi> your works?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 46:33 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 46:32The men are shepherds; they raise livestock, and they have brought their flocks and herds and all that they own.’
  2. Genesis 47:2And he chose five of his brothers and presented them before Pharaoh.
  3. Genesis 47:3“What is your occupation?” Pharaoh asked Joseph’s brothers. “Your servants are shepherds,” they replied, “both we and our fathers.”
  4. Jonah 1:8“Tell us now,” they demanded, “who is to blame for this calamity that is upon us? What is your occupation, and where have you come from? What is your country, and who are your people?”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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