Genesis 37:12
And his brothers went to tend the flock of their father in Shekem.
Targum Onkelos
In The King James Version
And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.
In Context
11And his brothers envied him; but his father kept the word.
Cross References
Genesis 33:18And Jakob came in peace to the city of Shekem, which is in the land of Kenaan, in his coming from Padan Aram, and he abode near the face of the city.
Genesis 37:1And Jakob dwelt in the land of the habitation of his father, in the land of Kenaan.
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 →