31. Joseph said to his brothers and to the rest of his father’s family, “I will go and tell Pharaoh that you are here. I will say to Pharaoh, ‘My brothers and the rest of my father’s family have left the land of Canaan and have come here to me.
32. They are a family of shepherds. They have always kept sheep and cattle. They have brought all their animals and everything they own with them.’
33. When Pharaoh calls you, he will ask, ‘What work do you do?’
34. You tell him, ‘We are shepherds. All our lives we have been shepherds, and our ancestors were shepherds before us.’ Then Pharaoh will allow you to live in the land of Goshen. Egyptians don’t like shepherds, so it is better that you stay in Goshen.”