Genesis 37:16

And he said, I am looking for my brothers; please give me word of where they are keeping their flock.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15And a man saw him wandering in the country, and said to him, What are you looking for?

17And the man said, They have gone away from here, for they said in my hearing, Let us go to Dothan. So Joseph went after them and came up with them at Dothan.

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Cross References

Luke 19:10For the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 37:13-23

12 And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem. 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. 15 And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying,… Read the whole commentary →

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