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Genesis 37:15

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.

And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

16 And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.

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.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
a man found him wandering in the field and asked, “What are you looking for?”
KJV
And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
WEB
A certain man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field. The man asked him, “What are you looking for?”
ASV
And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
DARBY
And a man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the country; and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
BLB
And a man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field; and the man asked him, saying, “What [are] you seeking?”
ÅB
Mens han nå vanket om på marken, møtte han en mann, og mannen spurte ham: Hva leter du etter?
OTB
En mann fant ham vandrende på markene og spurte ham: "Hva leter du etter?"
B1930
Mens han nu vanket om på marken, møtte han en mann, og mannen spurte ham: Hvad leter du efter?

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Cross references

  • Judges 4:22

    And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples.

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  • John 4:27

    And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?

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  • Genesis 21:14

    And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.

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  • John 20:15

    Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

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  • John 18:4

    Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?

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  • John 18:7

    Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.

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  • John 1:38

    Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?

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  • 2 Kings 6:19

    And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria.

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