GEN 47:3 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ εἶπε Φαραὼ τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς Ἰωσὴφ, Τί τὸ ἔργον ὑμῶν; οἱ δὲ εἶπαν τῷ Φαραῷ, ποιμένες προβάτων οἱ παῖδές σου, καὶ ἡμεῖς καὶ οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν.
(Kai eipe Faraō tois adelfois Yōsaʸf, Ti to ergon humōn; hoi de eipan tōi Faraōi, poimenes probatōn hoi paides sou, kai haʸmeis kai hoi pateres haʸmōn. )

BrTr And Pharao said to the brethren of Joseph, What is your occupation? and they said to Pharao, Thy servants are shepherds, both we and our fathers.

ULT Then Pharaoh said to his brothers, “What is your work?” And they said to Pharaoh, “Your servants are herders of sheep, both we and our fathers.”

UST Then Pharaoh asked them, “What is your occupation?” They answered him, “Your Majesty, we raise sheep for a living, just like our ancestors did.”

BSB § “What is your occupation?” Pharaoh asked Joseph’s brothers.
§ “Your servants are shepherds,” they replied, “both we and our fathers.”

OEB Pharaoh said to them, ‘What is your occupation?’ And they said to Pharaoh, ‘We are shepherds, both we and our fathers.’

WEBBE Pharaoh said to his brothers, “What is your occupation?”
¶ They said to Pharaoh, “Your servants are shepherds, both we, and our fathers.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Pharaoh said to Joseph’s brothers, “What is your occupation?” They said to Pharaoh, “Your servants take care of flocks, just as our ancestors did.”

LSV and Pharaoh says to his brothers, “What [are] your works?” And they say to Pharaoh, “Your servants [are] feeders of a flock, both we and our fathers”;

FBV Pharaoh asked the brothers, “What work do you do?”
¶ “Your servants are shepherds, just like our fathers before us,” they replied.

T4T The king asked the brothers, “What work do you do?” They replied, “We are shepherds, just as our ancestors were.”

LEB And Pharaoh said to his brothers, “What is your occupation?” And they said to Pharaoh, “Your servants are keepers of sheep, both we and also our ancestors.”[fn]

47:3 Or “fathers”

BBE And Pharaoh said to them, What is your business? And they said, Your servants are keepers of sheep, as our fathers were before us.

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS And Pharaoh said unto his brethren: 'What is your occupation?' And they said unto Pharaoh: 'Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and our fathers.'

ASV And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and our fathers.

DRA And he asked them: What is your occupation? They answered: We thy servants are shepherds, both we, and our fathers.

YLT and Pharaoh saith unto his brethren, 'What [are] your works?' and they say unto Pharaoh, 'Thy servants [are] feeders of a flock, both we and our fathers;'

Drby And Pharaoh said to his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said to Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we and our fathers.

RV And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and our fathers.

Wbstr And Pharaoh said to his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said to Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.

KJB-1769 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.
(And Pharaoh said unto his brethren/brothers, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers. )

KJB-1611 And Pharaoh said vnto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said vnto Pharaoh, Thy seruants are shepheards, both wee and also our fathers.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And Pharao sayd vnto his brethren: what is your occupation? And they aunswered Pharao: thy seruauntes are kepers of cattell, both we, and also our fathers.
(And Pharaoh said unto his brethren/brothers: what is your occupation? And they answered Pharao: thy/your servants are kepers of cattle, both we, and also our fathers.)

Gnva Then Pharaoh said vnto his brethren, What is your trade? And they answered Pharaoh, Thy seruants are shepheards, both we and our fathers.
(Then Pharaoh said unto his brethren/brothers, What is your trade? And they answered Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we and our fathers. )

Cvdl Then sayde Pharao vnto his brethren: What is youre occupacion? They answered: Thy seruauntes are kepers of catell, we and oure fathers also.
(Then said Pharaoh unto his brethren/brothers: What is your(pl) occupacion? They answered: Thy servants are kepers of cattle, we and our fathers also.)

Wycl whiche he axide, What werk han ye? Thei answeriden, We thi seruauntis ben kepers of scheep, bothe we and oure faderis;
(whiche he asked, What work have ye? They answered, We thy/your servants been kepers of sheep, both we and our faderis;)

Luth Da sprach Pharao zu seinen Brüdern: Was ist eure Nahrung? Sie antworteten: Deine Knechte sind Viehhirten, wir und unsere Väter.
(So spoke Pharao to his brothersn: What is your Nahrung? They/She replied: Deine servant(s) are Viehhirten, we/us and unsere Väter.)

ClVg quos ille interrogavit: Quid habetis operis? Responderunt: Pastores ovium sumus servi tui, et nos et patres nostri.
(which he interrogavit: What habetis operis? Responderunt: Pastores ovium sumus servi tui, and we and patres nostri. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

וַ⁠יֹּ֧אמֶר פַּרְעֹ֛ה אֶל אֶחָ֖י⁠ו

and=he/it_said Farˊoh to/towards brothers,his

Make sure that your translation of his brothers refers to Joseph’s brothers, not Pharaoh’s.

מַה מַּעֲשֵׂי⁠כֶ֑ם

what? occupation,your_all's

Alternate translation: “What kind of work do you do?” or “What do you do for a living?”

וַ⁠יֹּאמְר֣וּ אֶל פַּרְעֹ֗ה

and=they_said to/towards Farˊoh

Alternate translation: “They answered Pharaoh” or “One of them said”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

עֲבָדֶ֔י⁠ךָ

your=servants

See how you translated “your servants” in Gen 46:34. Alternate translation: “We, your humble servants,” or “Your Majesty we” or “Sir, we”

רֹעֵ֥ה צֹאן֙

herding_of flock_of_sheep/goats

Alternate translation: “are herdsmen,”

גַּם אֲנַ֖חְנוּ גַּם אֲבוֹתֵֽי⁠נוּ

also/yet we also/yet fathers,our

Alternate translation: “just as our ancestors were” or “which is the same kind of work that our forefathers did”

Parallel GEN 47:3