Genesis 37:14
12 Some time later, Joseph’s brothers had gone to pasture their father’s flocks near Shechem.
13 Israel said to him, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flocks at Shechem? Get ready; I am sending you to them.” “I am ready,” Joseph replied.
Then Israel told him, “Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in Shechem,
15 a man found him wandering in the field and asked, “What are you looking for?”
16 “I am looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”
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- BSB
- Then Israel told him, “Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in Shechem,
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- He said to him, “Go now, see whether it is well with your brothers, and well with the flock; and bring me word again.” So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
- ASV
- And he said to him, Go now, see whether it is well with thy brethren, and well with the flock; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
- DARBY
- And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see after the welfare of thy brethren, and after the welfare of the flock; and bring me word again. And he sent him out of the vale of Hebron; and he came towards Shechem.
- BLB
- And he said to him, “Go, please, and see the welfare of your brothers, and the welfare of the flock, and bring back to me word.” And he sent him from the Valley of Hebron, and he went to Shechem.
- ÅB
- Da sa han til ham: Kjære, gå og se om det står vel til med dine brødre, og om det står vel til med buskapen, og kom så tilbake til meg med svar! Så sendte han ham avsted fra Hebron-dalen, og han kom til Sikem.
- OTB
- Han sa til ham: "Gå nå og se om det står bra til med dine brødre og med småfeet, og bring ord tilbake til meg." Så sendte han ham fra Hebrons dal, og han kom til Sikem.
- B1930
- Da sa han til ham: Kjære, gå og se om det står vel til med dine brødre, og om det står vel til med buskapen, og kom så tilbake til mig med svar! Så sendte han ham avsted fra Hebron-dalen, og han kom til Sikem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 35:27
Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.
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But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.
Read in contextLuke 19:42
and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.
Read in contextGenesis 13:18
So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.
Read in context2 Samuel 18:32
The king asked the Cushite, “Is the young man Absalom all right?” And the Cushite replied, “May what has become of the young man happen to the enemies of my lord the king and to all who rise up against you to harm you.”
Read in contextJeremiah 29:7
Seek the prosperity of the city to which I have sent you as exiles. Pray to the LORD on its behalf, for if it prospers, you too will prosper.”
Read in contextGenesis 29:6
“Is he well?” Jacob inquired. “Yes,” they answered, “and here comes his daughter Rachel with his sheep.”
Read in contextGenesis 41:16
“I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”
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