What does Genesis 46:32 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have."
- Jacob Goes Down to Egypt 9. פלוּא _pallû'_, Pallu, “distinguished.” חצרן _chetsrôn_, Chetsron, of the “court,” or “village.” כרמי _karmı̂y_, Karmi, “vine-dresser.” 10. ימוּאל _y__e__mû'êl_, Je...
CHAPTER 46 JACOB GOES DOWN TO EGYPT _ 1. Israel's departure and the vision (Genesis 46:1)_ 2. The journey and the arrival in Egypt (Genesis 46:5) 3. The offspring of the sons of Jacob (Genesis 46:8...
GENESIS 46:1 TO GENESIS 47:12. JACOB AND HIS DESCENDANTS GO DOWN INTO EGYPT AND SETTLE IN GOSHEN. The list in Genesis 46:8 with the introductory verses Genesis 46:6 f. is from P, as are Genesis 47:5_...
3. _Joseph as Prime Minister of Egypt_ (Genesis 41:46 to Genesis 47:31) 46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh,...
_AND JOSEPH SAID UNTO HIS BRETHREN, AND UNTO HIS FATHER'S HOUSE, I WILL GO UP, AND SHEW PHARAOH, AND SAY UNTO HIM, MY BRETHREN, AND MY FATHER'S HOUSE, WHICH WERE IN THE LAND OF CANAAN, ARE COME UNTO M...
46:32 cattle; (e-12) Lit. 'are men of cattle.'...
THE DESCENT OF JACOB INTO EGYPT. THE GENEALOGICAL TABLE OF THE ISRAELITES 1-4. On reaching Beersheba, the southern boundary of the Promised Land, Jacob offers sacrifices to God. In return God assures...
GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 46 JACOB TRAVELS TO EGYPT V1 So Israel set out on his journey and he took all his possessions with him. He came to Beer-sheba. And there he gave *...
THE MEN ARE SHEPHERDS. — As Joseph’s object was to keep his brethren isolated in Goshen, he instructs them not to conceal their occupation, because Pharaoh on knowing it would not wish them to dwell i...
וְ הָ אֲנָשִׁים֙ רֹ֣עֵי צֹ֔אן כִּֽי ־אַנְשֵׁ֥י מִקְנֶ֖ה הָ֑יוּ וְ צֹאנָ֧ם וּ בְקָרָ֛ם וְ...
PHARAOH WELCOME'S JOSEPH'S RELATIVES Genesis 46:28; Genesis 47:1 What a meeting between father and son! If the old man were sitting in the corner of the lumbering wagon, weary with the long journey,...
This chapter should be read in the light of the whole divine movement we are attempting to keep in mind. The migration of Jacob and his sons to Egypt is here distinctly shown to be a part of God's pro...
JOSEPH'S STATESMANSHIP Joseph directed all the members of his father's household to say they were shepherds. He well knew the attitude of the Egyptians toward nomadic herdsmen. They thought of shephe...
And the men [are] (e) shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have. (e) He was not ashamed of his father and kindre...
Spiritually considered, this teaches the separation of GOD'S people from the carnal world. 2 Corinthians 6:17. The abomination of the Hebrews. See Exodus 8:26....
Having already shown the position of Isaac, I resume briefly with the remark that he stands before us clearly as the representative of the Son, and this too as dead, risen, and in heaven. All will und...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 42 THROUGH 47. At the same time another scene presents itself. His brethren, who had rejected him, forced by famine, are brought, by the path of repentance an...
AND THE MEN [ARE] SHEPHERDS,.... That was their occupation and employment, by which they got their livelihood. Joseph was not ashamed of the business his father and brethren followed, even though mean...
And the men [are] shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have. Ver. 32. _The men are shepherds._] The truly virtuo...
1 Iacob is comforted by God at Beersheba. 5 Thence hee with his company goeth into Egypt. 8 The number of his family that went into Egypt. 28 Ioseph meeteth Iacob. 31 Hee instructeth his brethren...
The Meeting of Jacob and Joseph...
EIGHTH SECTION _Israel’s emigration with his family to Egypt. The settlement in the land of Goshen. Jacob and Pharaoh. Joseph’s political Economy. Jacob’s charge concerning his burial at Canaan._ GE...
JACOB AND HIS FAMILY MOVE TO EGYPT (vs.1-27) Nothing is said of the great amount of preparation they must make for their journey, but Jacob is said to take the journey with all that he had, which of...
THEIR TRADE HATH BEEN TO FEED CATTLE: _ Heb._ they are men of cattle...
28-34 It was justice to Pharaoh to let him know that such a family was come to settle in his dominions. If others put confidence in us, we must not be so base as to abuse it by imposing upon them. Bu...
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On which we shall dwell more particularly. There is not in scripture a more perfect and beautiful type of Christ than Joseph. Whether we view Christ as the object of the Father's love, the object of t...
Genesis 46:32 men H582 shepherds H7462 (H8802) occupation H6629 livestock H4735 brought H935 (H8689) flocks H6629 herds H1241 shepherds - Genesis 4:2, Genesis 31:18, Genesis 37:2, Genesis 47:3;...
CONTENTS: Jacob's journey to Egypt and meeting with Joseph. CHARACTERS: Jacob, Joseph, brothers, their families, Pharaoh. CONCLUSION: A glorious meeting day is coming after the trials and mistakes o...
Genesis 46:2. _In the visions of the night._ It was a practice of the ancient Romans to undertake nothing of importance without consulting the gods, a practice derived no doubt from the holy patriarch...
_They came into the land of Goshen_ THE SETTLEMENT OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL IN GOSHEN I. THE WISE POLICY OF THIS STEP. II. THE BEHAVIOUR OF JOSEPH. 1. He determines to announce their arrival to P...
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 46:31 Joseph prepares his brothers for a possible meeting with Pharaoh. To guarantee that they will be given the land of Goshen, he tells them to say they are KEEPERS OF LIVEST...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 46:8. And these are the names of the children of Israel, etc.] “Catalogue of Jacob’s sons, grandchildren, and great-grand children who went down into Egypt. The children are r...
EXPOSITION GENESIS 46:1 AND ISRAEL (as the head of the theocratic family) TOOK HIS JOURNEY—_literally, broke up, _sc. his encampment (cf. Genesis 12:9)—WITH ALL THAT HE HAD, AND CAME—from Hebron (Gen...
shepherds. Genesis 4:2 Genesis 31:18 Genesis 37:2 Genesis 47:3 Exodus 3:1 1 Samuel 16:11 1 Samuel 17:15 Psalms 78:70 Isaiah 40:11 Zechariah 13:5