Genesis 46:32

Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data

"And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And the

אֱנוֹשׁ

ʼĕnôwsh

H582

a man in general (singly or collectively)

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are

רָעָה

râʻâh

H7462

to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frien...

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for their

סָחַר

çâchar

H5503

to travel round (specifically as a pedlar); intensively, to palpitate

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hath been to

רָעָה

râʻâh

H7462

to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frien...

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מִקְנֶה

miqneh

H4735

something bought, i.e. property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition

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and they have

בּוֹא

bôwʼ

H935

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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their

צֹאן

tsôʼn

H6629

a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)

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and their

בָּקָר

bâqâr

H1241

beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd

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and all that they have

Key Terms in This Verse

trade H5503

סָחַר çâchar

to travel round (specifically as a pedlar); intensively, to palpitate

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herds H1241

בָּקָר bâqâr

beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd

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shepherds H7462

רָעָה râʻâh

to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)

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flocks H6629

צֹאן tsôʼn

a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)

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feed H7462

רָעָה râʻâh

to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)

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cattle H4735

מִקְנֶה miqneh

something bought, i.e. property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition

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brought H935

בּוֹא bôwʼ

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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men H582

אֱנוֹשׁ ʼĕnôwsh

a man in general (singly or collectively)

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Cross References

Genesis 47:3 cross-reference

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.

Genesis 4:2 cross-reference

And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

1 Samuel 17:15 cross-reference

But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.

1 Kings 9:27 cross-reference

And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.

Genesis 46:34 cross-reference

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 abominatio...

Isaiah 40:11 cross-reference

He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

Zechariah 13:5 cross-reference

But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.

Genesis 45:10 cross-reference

And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children’s children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:

Genesis 31:18 cross-reference

And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padanaram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.

Exodus 3:1 cross-reference

Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

Genesis 9:20 cross-reference

And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:

Genesis 37:2 cross-reference

These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives...

1 Samuel 16:11 cross-reference

And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not...

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