Genesis 46:34
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“That ye shall say, Thy servants’ trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians. ”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
רָעָה
shepherd of
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רָעָה
To shepherd, to tend, to feed. Raah. To care for a flock with total devotion. The LORD is my shepherd. He takes personal responsibility for every need.
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יָשַׁב
you may dwell
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יָשַׁב
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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עֶבֶד
servants/ your
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עֶבֶד
Servant, slave. Ebed. Moses was called the servant of the LORD, the highest honour. The greatest in God's kingdom is the servant of all.
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תּוֹעֵבַה
is the abomination of
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תּוֹעֵבַה
properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol
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גַּם
as well as
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גַּם
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
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כֹּל
every
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כֹּל
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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צֹאן
sheep
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צֹאן
a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
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מִקְנֶה
livestock
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מִקְנֶה
something bought, i.e. property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition
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גֹּשֶׁן
Goshen
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גֹּשֶׁן
Goshen, the residence of the Israelites in Egypt; also a place in Palestine
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עַתָּה
now
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עַתָּה
at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
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מִצְרִי
Egypt
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מִצְרִי
a Mitsrite, or inhabitant of Mitsrajim
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