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Whenוְהָיָה כִּיPharaohפַּרְעֹהcallsיִקְרָאyouלָכֶםand says,וְאָמַר‘Whatמַהis your occupation?’מַּעֲשֵׂיכֶם
Genesis 46:33
Study it in the app“When Pharaoh calls you and says, ‘What is your occupation?’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 46:33, word by word
- Whenהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appears- Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appears- callsיִקְרָאyikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appears- and saysאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- is your occupation?’מַּעֲשֵׂיmaase
labor
What one does each day to earn a living: his work, his trade.
Where else “maase” appears
The context
32The 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.’
33 · This verse (above)
34you shall say, ‘Your servants have been men of livestock from our youth until now, both we and our fathers,’ so that you may live in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd of flocks is an abomination to the Egyptians.”
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?