Genesis 37:16

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 37:16

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

“I am looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”

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KJV

King James Version

And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed [their flocks].

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WEB

World English Bible

He said, “I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are feeding the flock.”

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ASV

American Standard Version

And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding [the flock].

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Genesis 37

¹⁴ Then Israel told him, “Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in Shechem,

¹⁵ a man found him wandering in the field and asked, “What are you looking for?”

¹⁶ “I am looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”

¹⁷ “They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan.

¹⁸ Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.

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