Genesis 37:16

and he saith, 'My brethren I am seeking, declare to me, I pray thee, where they are feeding?'

Young's Literal Translation

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 findeth him, and lo, he is wandering in the field, and the man asketh him, saying, 'What seekest thou?'

17And the man saith, 'They have journeyed from this, for I have heard some saying, Let us go to Dothan,' and Joseph goeth after his brethren, and findeth them in Dothan.

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Cross References

Luke 19:10for the Son of Man came to seek and to save the 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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