30 And Israel said to Joseph, ^a“Now let me die, since I have seen your face, because you are still alive.”  ‡

31 Then Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, ^a“I will go up and tell Pharaoh, and say to him, ‘My brothers and those of my father’s house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.  ‡

33 So it shall be, when Pharaoh calls you and says, ^a‘What is your ^boccupation?’  ‡

34 that you shall say, ‘Your servants’ occupation has been with livestock ^afrom our youth even till now, both we and also our fathers,’ that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is ^ban abomination to the Egyptians.” ‡