Kejadian 34:23

34:23 If we do so, ¹  won’t their livestock, their property, and all their animals become ours? So let’s consent to their demand, so they will live among us.”

Kejadian 46:34

46:34 Tell him, ‘Your servants have taken care of cattle ²  from our youth until now, both we and our fathers,’ so that you may live in the land of Goshen, ³  for everyone who takes care of sheep is disgusting ⁴  to the Egyptians.”

[34:23]  ¹ tn The words “If we do so” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[46:34]  ² tn Heb “your servants are men of cattle.”

[46:34]  ³ sn So that you may live in the land of Goshen. Joseph is apparently trying to stress to Pharaoh that his family is self-sufficient, that they will not be a drain on the economy of Egypt. But they will need land for their animals and so Goshen, located on the edge of Egypt, would be a suitable place for them to live. The settled Egyptians were uneasy with nomadic people, but if Jacob and his family settled in Goshen they would represent no threat.

[46:34]  ⁴ tn Heb “is an abomination.” The Hebrew word תּוֹעֵבָה (to’evah, “abomination”) describes something that is loathsome or off-limits. For other practices the Egyptians considered disgusting, see Gen 43:32 and Exod 8:22.