Bereshis 46:33

33 And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is ma’aseichem (your occupation)?

Bereshis 46:33 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 46:33

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 ^F3, their business and employment, whether they exercised any manufacture or handicraft, and what it was.

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 (Mkyvem) "opus vestrum", Pagninus, Montanus, "opera vestra", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Drusius.

Bereshis 46:33 In-Context

31 And Yosef said unto his achim, and unto Bais Aviv, I will go up, and speak to Pharaoh, and say unto him, My achim and Bais Avi, which were in Eretz Kena’an, are come unto me;

32 And the anashim are roei tzon (shepherds), keepers of livestock; and they have brought their tzon, and their bakar, and all that they have.

33 And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is ma’aseichem (your occupation)?

34 That ye shall say, Thy avadim hath been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we, and also Avoteinu; that ye may dwell in Eretz Goshen; for every ro’eh tzon is a toevat Mitzrayim.