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Berean Standard Bible

““What is your occupation?” Pharaoh asked Joseph’s brothers. “Your servants are shepherds,” they replied, “both we and our fathers.””

Genesis 47:3

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“What is your occupation?” Pharaoh asked Joseph’s brothers. “Your servants are shepherds,” they replied, “both we and our fathers.”

World English Bible (WEB)

Pharaoh said to his brothers, “What is your occupation?” They said to Pharaoh, “Your servants are shepherds, both we, and our fathers.”

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and our fathers.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And Pharaoh said to them, What is your business? And they said, Your servants are keepers of sheep, as our fathers were before us.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y Faraón dijo á sus hermanos: ¿Cuál es vuestro oficio? Y ellos respondieron á Faraón: Pastores de ovejas son tus siervos, así nosotros como nuestros padres.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Este entonces les preguntó: ―¿A qué se dedican? Y ellos contestaron: ―Somos pastores, como nuestros antepasados.

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