Genesis 37:16
And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
Genesis 37:16 in other translations
| BSB | “I am looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?” |
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| WEB | He said, “I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are feeding the flock.” |
| ASV | And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding the flock. |
| YLT | and he saith, ‘My brethren I am seeking, declare to me, I pray thee, where they are feeding?' |
| DARBY | And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks. |
| BBE | And he said, I am looking for my brothers; please give me word of where they are keeping their flock. |
| Webster | And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks. |
What does Genesis 37:16 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…
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…
Genesis 37:16 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 37:16
- Luke 19:10
For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
- Song of Solomon 1:7
Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?
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Context
- 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.
- Genesis 37:17
And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
Genesis 37:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y él respondió: Busco á mis hermanos: ruégote que me muestres dónde pastan. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il dit: Je cherche mes frères; indique-moi, je te prie, où ils paissent le troupeau. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er sprach: Ich suche meine Brüder; tue mir doch kund, wo sie weiden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | At ille respondit: Fratres meos quæro: indica mihi ubi pascant greges. |