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Genesis 46:34

NETBible	Tell him, ‘Your servants have taken care of cattle¹ from our youth until now, both we and our fathers,’ so that you may live in the land of Goshen,² for everyone who takes care of sheep is disgusting³ to the Egyptians.”
NIV © biblegateway Gen 46:34	you should answer, ‘Your servants have tended livestock from our boyhood on, just as our fathers did.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the region of Goshen, for all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians."
NASB © biblegateway Gen 46:34	you shall say, ‘Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,’ that you may live in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is loathsome to the Egyptians."
NLT © biblegateway Gen 46:34	tell him, ‘We have been livestock breeders from our youth, as our ancestors have been for many generations.’ When you tell him this, he will let you live here in the land of Goshen, for shepherds are despised in the land of Egypt."
MSG © biblegateway Gen 46:34	tell him, 'Your servants have always kept livestock for as long as we can remember--we and our parents also.' That way he'll let you stay apart in the area of Goshen--for Egyptians look down on anyone who is a shepherd."
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 46:34	You are to say, Your servants have been keepers of cattle from our early days up to now, like our fathers; in this way you will be able to have the land of Goshen for yourselves; because keepers of sheep are unclean in the eyes of the Egyptians.
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 46:34	you shall say, ‘Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our ancestors’ —in order that you may settle in the land of Goshen, because all shepherds are abhorrent to the Egyptians."
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 46:34	"that you shall say, ‘Your servants’ occupation has been with livestock from our youth even till now, both we and also our fathers,’ that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians."
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KJV	That ye shall say <0559> (8804)_, Thy servants <05650>_' trade <0582> hath been about cattle <04735> from our youth <05271> even until now, both we, [and] also our fathers <01>_: that ye may dwell <03427> (8799) in the land <0776> of Goshen <01657>_; for every shepherd <07462> (8802) <06629> [is] an abomination <08441> unto the Egyptians <04714>_.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 46:34	you shall say <0559> , 'Your servants <05650> have been <01961> keepers <0376> of livestock <04735> from our youth <05271> even until <05704> now <06258> , both <01571> we and our fathers <01> ,' that you may live <03427> in the land <0776> of Goshen <01657> ; for every <03605> shepherd <07462> is loathsome <08441> to the Egyptians <04714> ."
LXXM	ereite {V-FAI-2P} andrev <435> N-NPM kthnotrofoi {A-NPM} esmen <1510> V-PAI-1P oi <3588> T-NPM paidev <3816> N-NPM sou <4771> P-GS ek <1537> PREP paidov <3816> N-GSM ewv <2193> PREP tou <3588> T-GSN nun <3568> ADV kai <2532> CONJ hmeiv <1473> P-NP kai <2532> CONJ oi <3588> T-NPM paterev <3962> N-NPM hmwn <1473> P-GP ina <2443> CONJ katoikhshte {V-AAS-2P} en <1722> PREP gh <1065> N-DSF gesem {N-PRI} arabia <688> N-DSF bdelugma <946> N-NSN gar <1063> PRT estin <1510> V-PAI-3S aiguptioiv <124> N-DPM pav <3956> A-NSM poimhn <4166> N-NSM probatwn <4263> N-GPN
NET [draft] ITL	Tell <0559> him, ‘Your servants <05650> have taken care <01961> of cattle <04735> from our youth <05271> until <05704> now <06258> , both <01571> we <0587> and <01571> our fathers <01> ,’ so that <05668> you may live <03427> in the land <0776> of Goshen <01657> , for <03588> everyone <03605> who takes care <07462> of sheep <06629> is disgusting <08441> to the Egyptians <04713> .”
HEBREW	Nau <06629> her <07462> lk <03605> Myrum <04713> tbewt <08441> yk <03588> Nsg <01657> Urab <0776> wbst <03427> rwbeb <05668> wnytba <01> Mg <01571> wnxna <0587> Mg <01571> hte <06258> dew <05704> wnyrwenm <05271> Kydbe <05650> wyh <01961> hnqm <04735> ysna <0582> Mtrmaw (46:34) <0559>

NETBible

Tell him, ‘Your servants have taken care of cattle¹ from our youth until now, both we and our fathers,’ so that you may live in the land of Goshen,² for everyone who takes care of sheep is disgusting³ to the Egyptians.”

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “your servants are men of cattle.”

²sn So that you may live in the land of Goshen. Joseph is apparently trying to stress to Pharaoh that his family is self-sufficient, that they will not be a drain on the economy of Egypt. But they will need land for their animals and so Goshen, located on the edge of Egypt, would be a suitable place for them to live. The settled Egyptians were uneasy with nomadic people, but if Jacob and his family settled in Goshen they would represent no threat.

³tn Heb “is an abomination.” The Hebrew word תּוֹעֵבָה (to’evah, “abomination”) describes something that is loathsome or off-limits. For other practices the Egyptians considered disgusting, see Gen 43:32 and Exod 8:22.