Genesis 37:16
“And he said, I seeke my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feede their flockes.”
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Genesis 37:16 Context
14And he said to him, Goe, I pray thee, see whether it bee well with thy brethren, and well with the flockes, and bring me word againe: so hee sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. 15¶ And a certaine man found him, and behold, hee was wandring in the field, and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou? 16And he said, I seeke my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feede their flockes. 17And the man said, They are departed hence: for I heard them say, Let vs goe to Dothan. And Ioseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan. 18And when they saw him a farre off, euen before he came neere vnto them, they conspired against him, to slay him.
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And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed [their flocks].
- King James Version
He said, "I am looking for my brothers; please tell me where they are pasturing {the flock.}"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding `the flock'.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And he said, I am looking for my brothers; please give me word of where they are keeping their flock.
- Basic English Bible
And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed [their flocks].
- Darby Bible
And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
- Webster's Bible
He said, "I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are feeding the flock."
- World English Bible
and he saith, `My brethren I am seeking, declare to me, I pray thee, where they are feeding?'
- Youngs Literal Bible
And he said: 'I seek my brethren. Tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding the flock.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible