Genesis 37:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.”
Genesis 37:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 37:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 37:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said, “I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are feeding the flock.””
Genesis 37:16 — World English Bible
Genesis 37:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding the flock. ”
Genesis 37:16 — American Standard Version
Genesis 37:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he saith, `My brethren I am seeking, declare to me, I pray thee, where they are feeding?'”
Genesis 37:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 37:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed [their flocks]. ”
Genesis 37:16 — Darby Translation
Genesis 37:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he answered, I seeke my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they keepe sheepe.”
Genesis 37:16 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 37:16 in Context — Genesis 37
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, What seekest thou?
16 And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
17 And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
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What Does Genesis 37:16 Mean?
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