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Genesis 46:32

Genesis 46:32

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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 78:70-72; Isaiah 40:11; Zechariah 13:5

their trade hath been to feed cattle: Heb. they are men of cattle, Genesis 46:34, Genesis 9:20; 1 Kings 9:27, 1 Kings 18:5-6

and they: Genesis 45:10

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