- And when he shall call you, and shall say: What is your occupation? You shall answer: We, thy servants, are shepherds, from our infancy until now, both we and our fathers. And this you shall say, that you may dwell in the land of Goshen, because the Egyptians have all shepherds in abomination.
- And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation? That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
Quando o faraó mandar chamar-vos e perguntar em que trabalhais, devereis dizer que a vida inteira tendes sido criadores de ovelhas, como o foram vossos antepassados. Assim, podereis ficar morando na região de Gessen, pois os egípcios detestam os pastores de ovelhas.