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Genesis 37:12

Shechem

10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?

11 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.

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.

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.

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BSB
Some time later, Joseph’s brothers had gone to pasture their father’s flocks near Shechem.
KJV
And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.
WEB
His brothers went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.
ASV
And his brethren went to feed their father`s flock in Shechem.
DARBY
And his brethren went to feed their father's flock at Shechem.
BLB
And his brothers went to shepherd the flock of their father in Shechem.
ÅB
Engang gikk hans brødre avsted for å gjæte sin fars buskap i Sikem.
OTB
Hans brødre dro for å gjete sin fars småfe nær Sikem.
B1930
Engang gikk hans brødre avsted for å gjæte sin fars buskap i Sikem.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 37:1

    And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.

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  • Genesis 33:18

    And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan-aram; and pitched his tent before the city.

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  • Genesis 34:25–31

    And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.

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