Cross Reference GENESIS 46:34 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

{Genesis 46:34} That ye shall say, 559 z8804 Thy servants' 5650 trade y582 x376 hath been x1961 about cattle 4735 from our youth 5271 x4480 even until x5704 now, x6258 both x1571 we, x587 [and] also x1571 our fathers: 1 that x5668 ye may dwell 3427 z8799 in the land 776 of Goshen; 1657 for x3588 every x3605 shepherd 7462 6629 z8802 [is] an abomination 8441 unto the Egyptians. 4714

Thy servants':
"And the men² ¹ [are] shepherds,ª ª ° for¹ their trade¹ hath been¹ to feed cattle;ª and they have broughtª ° their flocks,ª and their herds,ª and all¹ that¹ they have." {Gen 46:32} + "And he removedª ° that¹ dayª ¹ the he goatsª that were ringstrakedª and spotted,ª ° and all¹ the she goatsª that were speckledª and spotted,ª ° [and] every one¹ that¹ had [some] whiteª in it, and all¹ the brownª among the sheep,ª and gaveª ° [them] into the handª of his sons.ª" {Gen 30:35} + "And Jacobª heardª ° that¹ he had defiledª °¹ Dinahª his daughter:ª now his sonsª were¹ with¹ his cattleª in the field:ª and Jacobª held his peaceª ° until¹ they were come.ª °" {Gen 34:5} + "And his brethrenª went² °¹ to feedª °¹ their father'sª flockª in Shechem.ª" {Gen 37:12}

for every:
From the fragments of Manetho, preserved in Josephus and Africanus, it appears that hordes of marauders, call hycassos, or shepherd kings, whose chief occupation, like the Bedouin Arabs of the present day, was to keep flocks, made a powerful irruption into Egypt, which they subdued, and ruled, by a succession of kings, with great tyranny for 259 years. Hence the persons, and even the very name of shepherds were execrated, and held in the greatest odium by the Egyptians. "And they set onª ° for him by himself,¹ and for them by themselves,¹ and for the Egyptians,ª which did eatª ° with¹ him, by themselves:¹ because¹ the Egyptiansª mightª ° not¹ eatª ° breadª with¹ the Hebrews;ª for¹ that¹ [is] an abominationª unto the Egyptians.ª" {Gen 43:32} + "And Mosesª said,ª ° It is not¹ meetª ° so¹ to do;ª ° for² ¹ we shall sacrificeª ° the abominationª of the Egyptiansª to the LORDª our God:ª lo,¹ shall we sacrificeª °¹ the abominationª of the Egyptiansª before their eyes,ª and will they not¹ stoneª ° us?" {Exd 8:26}