Genesis 37:12
Now his brothers went to keep watch over their father's flock in Shechem.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.
In Context
11And his brothers were full of envy; but his father kept his words in mind.
Cross References
Genesis 33:18So Jacob came safely from Paddan-aram to the town of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and put up his tents near the town.
Genesis 37:1Now Jacob was living in the land where his father had made a place for himself, in the land of Canaan.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 37:6-12
5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. 6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: 7 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. 8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his… Read the whole commentary →