Genesis 46:34 meaning and explanation
you are to say, ‘Your servants have raised livestock ever since our youth—both we and our fathers.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.”
Genesis 46:34, Berean Standard Bible
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Joseph is coaching his brothers before they meet Pharaoh. He tells them to describe themselves as herdsmen, as their fathers were, because Egyptians despised shepherds and would let them settle apart in Goshen.
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