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 37:17 in other translations
| BSB | “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. |
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| WEB | The man said, “They have left here, for I heard them say, ‘Let’s go to Dothan.’” Joseph went after his brothers, and found them in Dothan. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | And the man saith, ‘They have journeyed from this, for I have heard some saying, Let us go to Dothan,' and Joseph goeth after his brethren, and findeth them in Dothan. |
| DARBY | And the man said, They have removed from this; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them at Dothan. |
| BBE | And the man said, They have gone away from here, for they said in my hearing, Let us go to Dothan. So Joseph went after them and came up with them at Dothan. |
| Webster | And the man said, They have departed hence: for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren and found them in Dothan. |
What does Genesis 37:17 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 37:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 37:17
- 2 Kings 6:13
And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
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Context
- 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 37:18
And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
Genesis 37:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y aquel hombre respondió: Ya se han ido de aquí; y yo les oí decir: Vamos á Dothán. Entonces José fué tras de sus hermanos, y hallólos en Dothán. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et l’homme dit: Ils sont partis d’ici, car j’ai entendu qu’ils disaient: Allons à Dothan. Et Joseph alla après ses frères, et il les trouva en Dothan. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der Mann sprach: Sie sind von hier aufgebrochen, denn ich hörte sie sagen: Laßt uns nach Dothan ziehen! Da ging Joseph seinen Brüdern nach und fand sie zu Dothan. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixitque ei vir: Recesserunt de loco isto: audivi autem eos dicentes: Eamus in Dothain. Perrexit ergo Joseph post fratres suos, et invenit eos in Dothain. |