Genesis 37 · Verse 15

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?
Genesis 37:15, King James Version

Genesis 37:15 in other translations

BSBa man found him wandering in the field and asked, “What are you looking for?”
WEBA certain man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field. The man asked him, “What are you looking for?”
ASVAnd a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
YLTAnd a man findeth him, and lo, he is wandering in the field, and the man asketh him, saying, ‘What seekest thou?'
DARBYAnd a man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the country; and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
BBEAnd a man saw him wandering in the country, and said to him, What are you looking for?
WebsterAnd a certain man found him, and behold he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

What does Genesis 37:15 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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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 37:15 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.

וַיִּמְצָאֵ֣הוּvai.yim.tza.'E.huand he found himH4672
אִ֔ישׁ'Isha manH376
וְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.Nehand there!H2009
תֹעֶ֖הto.'Eh[he was] wanderingH8582
בַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.Dehin the open countryH7704
וַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֧הוּvai.yish.'a.Le.huand he asked himH7592
הָאִ֛ישׁha.'Ishthe manH376
לֵאמֹ֖רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
מַה\־mah-what?H4100
תְּבַקֵּֽשׁ\׃te.va.Keshare you seekingH1245

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

Cross references for Genesis 37:15

  • Judges 4:22

    And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples.

  • John 4:27

    And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?

  • Genesis 21:14

    And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer–sheba.

  • John 20:15

    Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

  • John 18:4

    Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?

  • John 18:7

    Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.

  • John 1:38

    Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?

  • 2 Kings 6:19

    And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria.

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Jud 4:22; 2Ki 6:19; Joh 1:38; 4:27; 18:4,7; 20:15

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Context

  • 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?

  • Genesis 37:16

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

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Genesis 37:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y hallólo un hombre, andando él perdido por el campo, y preguntóle aquel hombre, diciendo: ¿Qué buscas?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et un homme le trouva, et voici, il errait dans les champs. Et l’homme lui demanda, disant: Que cherches-tu?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ein Mann fand ihn, und siehe, er irrte auf dem Felde umher; und der Mann fragte ihn und sprach: Was suchst du?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		invenitque eum vir errantem in agro, et interrogavit quid quæreret.