Genesis 37 · Verse 14

Genesis 37:14

And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
Genesis 37:14, King James Version

Genesis 37:14 in other translations

BSBThen 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,
WEBHe said to him, “Go now, see whether it is well with your brothers, and well with the flock; and bring me word again.” So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
ASVAnd he said to him, Go now, see whether it is well with thy brethren, and well with the flock; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
YLTand he saith to him, ‘Go, I pray thee, see the peace of thy brethren, and the peace of the flock, and bring me back word;' and he sendeth him from the valley of Hebron, and he cometh to Shechem.
DARBYAnd he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see after the welfare of thy brethren, and after the welfare of the flock; and bring me word again. And he sent him out of the vale of Hebron; and he came towards Shechem.
BBEAnd he said to him, Go now, and see if your brothers are well and how the flock is; then come back and give me word. So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
WebsterAnd he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it is well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him from the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

What does Genesis 37:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 37:13-17

13-17. Israel said, ... Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem?--Anxious to learn how his sons were doing in their distant encampment, Jacob despatched Joseph; and the youth, accepting the mission with alacrity, left the vale of Hebron, sought them at Shechem, heard of them from a man in "the field" (the wide and richly cultivated plain of Esdraelon), and found that they had left that neighborhood for Dothan…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 Go - see whether it be well with thy brethren - Literally, Go, I beseech thee, and see the peace of thy brethren, and the peace of the flock. Go and see whether they are all in prosperity. See Clarke on Gen 37:4 (note). As Jacob's sons were now gone to feed the flock on the parcel of ground they had bought from the Shechemites, (see Gen 33:19), and where they had committed such a horrible slaughter, their father might feel more solicitous about their welfare, lest the neighboring tribes should rise against them, and revenge the murder of the Shechemites. As Jacob appears to have been at this time in the vale of Hebron, it is supposed that Shechem was about sixty English miles distant from it, and that Dothan was about eight miles farther. But I must again advertise my readers that all these calculations are very dubious; for we do not even know that the same place is intended, as there are many proofs that different places went by the same names.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 37:12-22

How readily does Joseph wait his father's orders! Those children who are best beloved by their parents, should be the most ready to obey them. See how deliberate Joseph's brethren were against him. They thought to slay him from malice aforethought, and in cold blood. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer, 1Jo 3:15. The sons of Jacob hated their brother because their father loved him. New occasions, as his…

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Genesis 37:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
ל֗וֹloto <the> him
לֶךְ\־lekh-goH1980
נָ֨אna'pleaseH4994
רְאֵ֜הre.'EhseeH7200
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שְׁל֤וֹםshe.Lom[the] welfare ofH7965
אַחֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Chei.khabrothers yourH251
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
שְׁל֣וֹםshe.Lom[the] welfare ofH7965
הַצֹּ֔אןha.Tzonthe flockH6629
וַהֲשִׁבֵ֖נִיva.ha.shi.Ve.niand bring to meH7725
דָּבָ֑רda.VarwordH1697
וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yish.la.Che.huand he sent himH7971
מֵעֵ֣מֶקme.'E.mekfrom [the] valley ofH6010
חֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonHebronH2275
וַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'and he cameH935
שְׁכֶֽמָה\׃she.Khe.mahShechem towardsH7927

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 37:14

  • Genesis 35:27

    And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.

  • Psalms 125:5

    As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the Lord shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.

  • Luke 19:42

    Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.

  • Genesis 13:18

    Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the Lord.

  • 2 Samuel 18:32

    And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.

  • Jeremiah 29:7

    And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the Lord for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.

  • Genesis 29:6

    And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.

  • Genesis 41:16

    And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

  • 1 Kings 2:33

    Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the Lord.

  • Joshua 14:13

    And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.

  • Genesis 23:2

    And Sarah died in Kirjath–arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

  • 1 Samuel 17:17-18

    And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren; And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
see whether it be well with. Heb. see the peace of thybrethren, etc.
29:6; 41:16; 1Sa 17:17,18; 2Sa 18:32; 1Ki 2:33; Ps 125:5; Jer 29:7
Lu 19:42
Hebron.
23:2; 35:27; Nu 13:22; Jos 14:13,15

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Context

  • Genesis 37:13

    And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.

  • Genesis 37:14

    And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

  • Genesis 37:15

    And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

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Genesis 37:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y él le dijo: Ve ahora, mira cómo están tus hermanos y cómo están las ovejas, y tráeme la respuesta. Y enviólo del valle de Hebrón, y llegó á Sichêm.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il lui dit: Va, je te prie; vois si tes frères se portent bien, et si le bétail est en bon état, et rapporte-m’en des nouvelles. Et il l’envoya de la vallée de Hébron; et il vint à Sichem.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er sprach zu ihm: Gehe doch hin, sieh nach dem Wohlergehen deiner Brüder und nach dem Wohlergehen der Herde und bringe mir Antwort. Und er sandte ihn aus dem Tale von Hebron, und er kam nach Sichem.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Præsto sum, ait ei: Vade, et vide si cuncta prospera sint erga fratres tuos, et pecora: et renuntia mihi quid agatur. Missus de valle Hebron, venit in Sichem: