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


In Context

13 And Israel said to Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock at Shechem? Come, that I may send thee to them. And he said to him, Here am I.

14 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.

15 And a man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the country; and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

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

17 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.

18 And when they saw him from afar, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to put him to death.

Genesis 37:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

37:16And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed [their flocks. ]

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

37:16He replied, "I'm looking for my brothers. Can you tell me where they are grazing their flocks?"

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

37:16But he answered: I seek my brethren; tell me where they feed the docks.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

37:16And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding the flock .

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

37:16And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding the flock.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:16And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:16He said, |I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are feeding the flock.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

37:16and he saith, 'My brethren I am seeking, declare to me, I pray thee, where they are feeding?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

37:16And he said, I seek my brothers: tell me, I pray you, where they feed their flocks.