Genesis 47:3 :: New International Version (NIV)

Genesis 47:3 - Pharaoh asked the brothers, “What is your occupation?” “Your servants are shepherds,” they replied to Pharaoh, “just as our fathers were.”

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

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.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

Then Pharaoh said to his brothers, “What is your occupation?” And they said to Pharaoh, “Your servants are shepherds, both we and also our fathers.”

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

And Pharaoh asked the brothers, “What is your occupation?”
They replied, “We, your servants, are shepherds, just like our ancestors.

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

Pharaoh asked the brothers, “What is your occupation?” “Your servants are shepherds,” they replied to Pharaoh, “just as our fathers were.”

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

Pharaoh said to his brothers, “What is your occupation?” And they said to Pharaoh, “Your servants are shepherds, as our fathers were.”

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

And Pharaoh asked his brothers, “What is your occupation? ”

They said to Pharaoh, “Your servants, both we and our ancestors, are shepherds.”

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

Then Pharaoh said to his brothers, “What is your occupation?” So they said to Pharaoh, “Your servants are shepherds, both we and our fathers.”

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

Then Pharaoh said to his brothers, “What is your occupation?” So they said to Pharaoh, “Your servants are shepherds, both we and our fathers.”

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

Then Pharaoh said to his brothers, “What is your occupation?” So they said to Pharaoh, “Your servants are shepherds, both we and our fathers.”

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

And Pharaoh said to his brothers [as Joseph expected], “What is your occupation?” And they said to Pharaoh, “Your servants are shepherds, both we and our fathers [before us].”

NETNET (read chapter in 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."

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

Pharaoh said to his brothers, "What is your occupation?" And they said to Pharaoh, "Your servants are shepherds, as our fathers were."

ASVASV (read chapter in 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.

YLTYLT (read chapter in 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;'

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

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

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

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.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

Par`oh said to his brothers, "What is your occupation?" They said to Par`oh, "Your servants are shepherds, both we, and our fathers."

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

quos ille interrogavit quid habetis operis responderunt pastores ovium sumus servi tui et nos et patres nostri

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל־אֶחָיו מַה־מַּעֲשֵׂיכֶם וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה רֹעֵה צֹאן עֲבָדֶיךָ גַּם־אֲנַחְנוּ גַּם־אֲבֹותֵינוּ׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

καὶ εἶπεν Φαραω τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς Ιωσηφ τί τὸ ἔργον ὑμῶν οἱ δὲ εἶπαν τῷ Φαραω ποιμένες προβάτων οἱ παῖδές σου καὶ ἡμεῖς καὶ οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

فَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ لإِخْوَتِهِ: «مَا صِنَاعَتُكُمْ؟» فَقَالُوا لِفِرْعَوْنَ: «عَبِيدُكَ رُعَاةُ غَنَمٍ نَحْنُ وَآبَاؤُنَا جَمِيعًا».

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

فَسَأَلَهُمْ فِرْعَوْنُ: «مَا هِيَ حِرْفَتُكُمْ؟» فَأَجَابُوهُ: «عَبِيدُكَ وَآبَاؤُهُمْ رُعَاةُ غَنَمٍ.

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

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.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Y Faraón dijo á sus hermanos: ¿Cuál es vuestro oficio? Y ellos respondieron á Faraón: Pastores de ovejas son tus siervos, así nosotros como nuestros padres.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Y Faraón dijo a sus hermanos: ¿Cuál es vuestro oficio? Y ellos respondieron a Faraón: Pastores de ovejas son tus siervos, así nosotros como nuestros padres.

BBEBBE (read chapter in 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.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

法老問約瑟的弟兄說、你們以可事為業．他們對法老說、你僕人是牧羊的、連我們的祖宗、也是牧羊的。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Y el faraón preguntó a sus hermanos: --¿Cuál es vuestro oficio? Ellos respondieron al faraón: --Tus siervos somos pastores de ovejas, lo mismo nosotros que nuestros padres.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

바로가 요셉의 형들에게 묻되 너희 생업이 무엇이냐 그들이 바로에게 대답하되 종들은 목자이온데 우리와 선조가 다 그러하니이다 하고

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Pharaon leur dit: Quelle est votre occupation? Ils répondirent à Pharaon: Tes serviteurs sont bergers, comme l'étaient nos pères.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Da sprach Pharao zu seinen Brüdern: Was ist eure Nahrung? Sie antworteten: Deine Knechte sind Viehhirten, wir und unsere Väter;

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

И сказал фараон братьям его: какое ваше занятие? Они сказали фараону: пастухи овец рабы твои, и мы и отцы наши.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Y el Faraón dijo a sus hermanos: ¿Cuál es vuestro oficio? Y ellos respondieron a Faraón: Pastores de ovejas son tus siervos, así nosotros como nuestros padres.

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