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Genesis 37:16
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14 Then he said to him, “Please go and see if it is well with your brothers and well with the flocks, and bring back word to me.” So he sent him out of the Valley of aHebron, and he went to Shechem.  
15 Now a certain man found him, and there he was, wandering in the field. And the man asked him, saying, “What are you seeking?”
16 So he said, “I am seeking my brothers. aPlease tell me where they are feeding their flocks.”  
17 And the man said, “They have departed from here, for I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’ ” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them in aDothan.  
18 Now when they saw him afar off, even before he came near them, athey conspired against him to kill him.  
Verse Comparison: Genesis 37:16

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American Standard Version
And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding `the flock'.

Amplified® Bible
And he said, I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, I pray you, where they are pasturing our flocks.

Contemporary English Version
Joseph answered, "I'm looking for my brothers who are watching the sheep. Can you tell me where they are?"

Darby English Version
And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed [their flocks].

Good News Bible
"I am looking for my brothers, who are taking care of their flock," he answered. "Can you tell me where they are?"

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

New American Standard Bible
He said, "I am looking for my brothers; please tell me where they are pasturing {the flock.}"

New International Version
He replied, "I'm looking for my brothers. Can you tell me where they are grazing their flocks?"

New King James Version
So he said, “I am seeking my brothers. Please tell me where they are feeding their flocks.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He said, "I look for my brothers; please tell me where they pasture the flock."

Revised Standard Version
"I am seeking my brothers," he said, "tell me, I pray you, where they are pasturing the flock."

Young's Literal Translation
and he saith, `My brethren I am seeking, declare to me, I pray thee, where they are feeding?'

New English Translation
He replied, “I’m looking for my brothers. Please tell1 me where they are grazing their flocks.”


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