Genesis 37:16

And he answered, I seeke my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they keepe sheepe.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15Then a man found him: for lo, hee was wandring in the fielde, and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

17And the man said, they are departed hece: for I heard them say, Let vs goe vnto Dothan. Then went Ioseph after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.

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Cross References

Luke 19:10For the Sonne of man is come to seeke, and to saue that which was lost.

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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