Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch">559 [e] וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֗ם wa-’ă-mar-tem, that you shall say Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp 1a) of an individual 1b) men (collective) 1c) man, mankind">582 [e] אַנְשֵׁ֨י ’an-šê men N-mpc 1a) cattle, livestock 1a1) in general of a purchasable domestic animal 1b) cows, sheep, goats (in herds and flocks)">4735 [e] מִקְנֶ֜ה miq-neh of livestock N-ms 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone">1961 [e] הָי֤וּ hā-yū have been V-Qal-Perf-3cp 1a) slave, servant, man-servant 1b) subjects 1c) servants, worshippers (of God) 1d) servant (in special sense as prophets, Levites etc) 1e) servant (of Israel) 1f) servant (as form of address between equals)">5650 [e] עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ ‘ă-ḇā-ḏe-ḵā your servants N-mpc | 2ms 5271 [e] מִנְּעוּרֵ֣ינוּ min-nə-‘ū-rê-nū from our youth Prep-m | N-mpc | 1cp 1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as 1a) of space 1a1) as far as, up to, even to 1b) in combination 1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from) 1c) of time 1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end 1d) of degree 1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like conj 2) until, while, to the point that, so that even">5704 [e] וְעַד־ wə-‘aḏ- and even until Conj-w | Prep 1a) now 1b) in phrases">6258 [e] עַ֔תָּה ‘at-tāh, now Adv 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike">1571 [e] גַּם־ gam- both Conj 587 [e] אֲנַ֖חְנוּ ’ă-naḥ-nū we Pro-1cp 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike">1571 [e] גַּם־ gam- [and] also Conj 2) of God as father of his people 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4) ancestor 4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person 4b) of people 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8) term of respect and honour 9) ruler or chief (spec.)">1 [e] אֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ ’ă-ḇō-ṯê-nū; our fathers N-mpc | 1cp 1) for the sake of, on account of, because of, in order to conj 2) in order that">5668 [e] בַּעֲב֗וּר ba-‘ă-ḇūr, that Prep-b | N-ms 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell">3427 [e] תֵּשְׁבוּ֙ tê-šə-ḇū you may dwell V-Qal-Imperf-2mp 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) 1e1) lands, countries 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan">776 [e] בְּאֶ֣רֶץ bə-’e-reṣ in the land Prep-b | N-fsc 1) a region in northern Egypt, east of the lower Nile, where the children of Israel lived from the time of Joseph to the time of Moses 2) a district in southern Palestine between Gaza and Gibeon 3) a town in the mountains of Judah probably in the district of Goshen">1657 [e] גֹּ֔שֶׁן gō-šen, of Goshen N-proper-fs 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore">3588 [e] כִּֽי־ kî- for Conj 1a) in ritual sense (of unclean food, idols, mixed marriages) 1b) in ethical sense (of wickedness etc)">8441 [e] תוֹעֲבַ֥ת ṯō-w-‘ă-ḇaṯ an abomination N-fsc 1) Egyptian-an inhabitant or citizen of Egypt 1a) an Egyptian 1b) the Egyptian">4713 [e] מִצְרַ֖יִם miṣ-ra-yim to Egypt N-proper-fs 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything">3605 [e] כָּל־ kāl- [are] all N-msc 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to tend, pasture 1a1a) to shepherd 1a1b) of ruler, teacher (fig) 1a1c) of people as flock (fig) 1a1d) shepherd, herdsman (subst) 1a2) to feed, graze 1a2a) of cows, sheep etc (literal) 1a2b) of idolater, Israel as flock (fig) 1b) (Hiphil) shepherd, shepherdess 2) to associate with, be a friend of (meaning probable) 2a) (Qal) to associate with 2b) (Hithpael) to be companions 3) (Piel) to be a special friend">7462 [e] רֹ֥עֵה rō-‘êh shepherding V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc 1a) small cattle (usually of sheep and goats) 1b) of multitude (simile) 1c) of multitude (metaphor)">6629 [e] צֹֽאן׃ ṣōn. a flock N-cs

New American Standard Bible
you shall say, 'Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,' that you may live in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is loathsome to the Egyptians."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
you are to say, 'Your servants, both we and our fathers, have raised livestock from our youth until now.' Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are abhorrent to Egyptians."

Thy servants.

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Genesis 37:12 And his brothers went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.

for every. From the fragments of Manetho, preserved in Josephus and Africanus, it appears that hordes of marauders, call {hycassos}, or shepherd kings, whose chief occupation, like the Dedouin Arabs of the present dya, was to keep flocks, made a powerful irruption into Egypt, which they subdued, and ruled, by a succession of kings, with great tyranny for

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