আদিপুস্তক 47:3
ফরৌণ ভাইদের জিজ্ঞেস করলেন, “তোমরা কি কাজ কর?”ভাইরা ফরৌণকে বলল, “মহাশয় আমরা মেষপালক| আর আমাদের আগে আমাদের পূর্বপুরুষরাও মেষপালক ছিলেন|”
| And Pharaoh | וַיֹּ֧אמֶר | wayyōʾmer | va-YOH-mer |
| said | פַּרְעֹ֛ה | parʿō | pahr-OH |
| unto | אֶל | ʾel | el |
| his brethren, | אֶחָ֖יו | ʾeḥāyw | eh-HAV |
| What | מַה | ma | ma |
| is your occupation? | מַּֽעֲשֵׂיכֶ֑ם | maʿăśêkem | ma-uh-say-HEM |
| And they said | וַיֹּֽאמְר֣וּ | wayyōʾmĕrû | va-yoh-meh-ROO |
| unto | אֶל | ʾel | el |
| Pharaoh, | פַּרְעֹ֗ה | parʿō | pahr-OH |
| Thy servants | רֹעֵ֥ה | rōʿē | roh-A |
| are shepherds, | צֹאן֙ | ṣōn | tsone |
| עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ | ʿăbādêkā | uh-va-DAY-ha | |
| both | גַּם | gam | ɡahm |
| we, | אֲנַ֖חְנוּ | ʾănaḥnû | uh-NAHK-noo |
| and also | גַּם | gam | ɡahm |
| our fathers. | אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ | ʾăbôtênû | uh-voh-TAY-noo |