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The menוְהָאֲנָשִׁיםare shepherdsרֹעֵיof flocks,צֹאןforכִּיthey have beenהָיוּmen of livestock;אַנְשֵׁי מִקְנֶהand they have broughtהֵבִיאוּtheir flocksוְצֹאנָםand their herdsוּבְקָרָםand allוְכָלthatאֲשֶׁרthey have.’לָהֶם
Genesis 46:32
Study it in the app“The men are shepherds of flocks, for they have been men of livestock; and they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 46:32, word by word
- The menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- are shepherdsרֹעֵיroe
shepherd
One who looks after sheep; or one who leads a people, like YHWH.
Where else “roe” appears- of flocksצֹאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- they have beenהָיוּhayu
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “hayu” appears- men of livestockמִקְנֶהmikne
livestock
Livestock: the animals someone owns, as property.
Where else “mikne” appears- and they have broughtהֵבִיאוּheviu
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “heviu” appears- and their herdsבְקָרָvekara
cattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “vekara” appears
The context
31Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and tell Pharaoh, and say to him, ‘My brothers and my father’s household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.
32 · This verse (above)
33When Pharaoh calls you and says, ‘What is your occupation?’
To study Genesis 46 in a group
1. What it says
What did Elohim say to Israel at Beersheba, and what happened when he met Joseph (vv. 2-4, 29)?
2. What it means
Why does Elohim say to him, “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt” (v. 3)?
3. How I live it
What change that frightens you can you place in Elohim’s hands today?