Genesis 37:12

His brethren also went to kepe his fathers cattell in Sichem.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.

In Context

11starres made obeysaunce to me. 10 And when he had tolde it to his father and his brethren, his father rebuked hym, and sayde vnto him: What is this dreame that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren in deede come to bowe to thee? 11 And his brethren enuied hym: but his father noted the saying.

13And Israel sayde vnto Ioseph: do not thy brethren kepe in Sichem? come, and I wyll sende thee to them.

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Cross References

Genesis 33:18And Iacob came to Sale, a citie of Sichem, whiche is in the lande of Chanaan, after that he was come from Mesopotamia, and pitched before the citie.

Genesis 37:1Iacob dwelt in the land wherin his father was long a straunger, euen in ye lande of Chanaan.

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 →

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