Genesis 47:3
And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.
Cross-references
Genesis 46:33
Parallel
Genesis 46:33 predicts Pharaoh's exact question, which is asked in 47:3.
Genesis 46:34
Parallel
Genesis 46:34 instructs the brothers to say they are shepherds — exactly what they say in 47:3.
Genesis 46:32
Parallel
Genesis 46:32 records Joseph's instruction for his brothers to say they are shepherds — directly parallel to their actual statement to Pharaoh here.