Genesis 46:32

I will tell him that you are shepherds and take care of livestock. And that you have brought your flocks and herds and everything else that belongs to you.

Genesis 47:3

The king asked: What is your occupation? We are shepherds, Sir, just as our ancestors were, they answered.

Genesis 4:2

Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil.

Genesis 9:20

Noah, a man of the soil, planted a vineyard.

Genesis 31:18

He drove all his livestock ahead of him. He took all the possessions that he had accumulated. He took his own livestock that he had accumulated in Paddan-aram and went back to his father Isaac in Canaan.

Genesis 37:2

This is the story of Jacob and his descendants. Joseph was a seventeen-year-old young man. He took care of the flocks with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. Joseph told his father about the bad things his brothers were doing.

Genesis 45:10

Live in the land of Goshen. You will be near me. Live there with your children and your grandchildren, as well as your flocks, your herds, and everything you have.

Genesis 46:34

Be sure to tell him that you have taken care of livestock all your lives, just as your ancestors did. In this way he will let you live in the region of Goshen. Joseph said this because Egyptians will have nothing to do with shepherds (consider shepherds loathsome).

Exodus 3:1

One day Moses was taking care of the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock across the desert to Sinai, the holy mountain.

1 Samuel 16:11

Are these all the sons you have? Samuel asked. There is still the youngest one, Jesse answered. He is tending sheep. Samuel responded: Send someone to get him. We will not continue until he gets here.

1 Samuel 17:15

David went back and forth from Saul's camp to Bethlehem, where he tended his father's flock.

1 Kings 9:27

King Hiram sent experienced sailors from his fleet to serve with Solomon's men.

1 Kings 18:5-6

Ahab said to Obadiah: Come! Let us go through all the country, to all the fountains of water and all the rivers. Let us see if there is any grass for the horses and the transport beasts. We must save some of the livestock.

Psalm 78:70-72

He chose his servant David. He took him from the sheep pens.

Isaiah 40:11

He tends his flock like a shepherd. He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart. He gently leads those that have young.

Zechariah 13:5

He will say I am no prophet! I am a tiller of the ground. I have been made a slave from my youth.

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Summary

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.

Their trade hath been to feed cattle

And they

Bible References

Shepherds

Genesis 4:2
Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil.
Genesis 31:18
He drove all his livestock ahead of him. He took all the possessions that he had accumulated. He took his own livestock that he had accumulated in Paddan-aram and went back to his father Isaac in Canaan.
Genesis 37:2
This is the story of Jacob and his descendants. Joseph was a seventeen-year-old young man. He took care of the flocks with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. Joseph told his father about the bad things his brothers were doing.
Genesis 47:3
The king asked: What is your occupation? We are shepherds, Sir, just as our ancestors were, they answered.
Exodus 3:1
One day Moses was taking care of the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock across the desert to Sinai, the holy mountain.
1 Samuel 16:11
Are these all the sons you have? Samuel asked. There is still the youngest one, Jesse answered. He is tending sheep. Samuel responded: Send someone to get him. We will not continue until he gets here.
1 Samuel 17:15
David went back and forth from Saul's camp to Bethlehem, where he tended his father's flock.
Psalm 78:70
He chose his servant David. He took him from the sheep pens.
Isaiah 40:11
He tends his flock like a shepherd. He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart. He gently leads those that have young.
Zechariah 13:5
He will say I am no prophet! I am a tiller of the ground. I have been made a slave from my youth.

Their trade hath been to feed cattle

Genesis 46:34
Be sure to tell him that you have taken care of livestock all your lives, just as your ancestors did. In this way he will let you live in the region of Goshen. Joseph said this because Egyptians will have nothing to do with shepherds (consider shepherds loathsome).
Genesis 9:20
Noah, a man of the soil, planted a vineyard.
1 Kings 9:27
King Hiram sent experienced sailors from his fleet to serve with Solomon's men.
1 Kings 18:5
Ahab said to Obadiah: Come! Let us go through all the country, to all the fountains of water and all the rivers. Let us see if there is any grass for the horses and the transport beasts. We must save some of the livestock.

And they

Genesis 45:10
Live in the land of Goshen. You will be near me. Live there with your children and your grandchildren, as well as your flocks, your herds, and everything you have.