Genesis - 46:33



33 It will happen, when Pharaoh summons you, and will say, 'What is your occupation?'

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Explanation and meaning of Genesis 46:33.

Differing Translations

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And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?
And it hath come to pass when Pharaoh calleth for you, and hath said, What are your works?
Now when Pharaoh sends for you and says, What is your business?
And when he will call you and will say, 'What is your work?'
Erit ergo quum vocaverit vos Pharao, et dixerit, Quod est opus vestrum?

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Historical Commentaries

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And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you,.... Order them to come before him, to see them, and have some conversation with them:
and shall say, what is your occupation? or your works (c), their business and employment, whether they exercised any manufacture or handicraft, and what it was.
(c) "opus vestrum", Pagninus, Montanus, "opera vestra", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Drusius.

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