Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now his brothers went to pasture the flock of their father in Shechem.
New American Standard Bible
Then his brothers went to pasture their father’s flock in Shechem.
King James Version
And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
Holman Bible
His brothers had gone to pasture their father’s flocks at Shechem.
International Standard Version
Some time later, his brothers left to tend their father's flock in Shechem.
A Conservative Version
And his brothers went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
American Standard Version
And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
Amplified
Then his brothers went to pasture their father’s flock near Shechem.
Bible in Basic English
Now his brothers went to keep watch over their father's flock in Shechem.
Darby Translation
And his brethren went to feed their father's flock at Shechem.
Julia Smith Translation
And his brethren will go to feed their father's sheep in Shechem.
King James 2000
And his brothers went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
Modern King James verseion
And his brothers went to feed his father's flock in Shechem.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
His brethren went to keep their father's sheep in Shechem,
NET Bible
When his brothers had gone to graze their father's flocks near Shechem,
New Heart English Bible
His brothers went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
The Emphasized Bible
Now his brethren went their way, - to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
Webster
And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
World English Bible
His brothers went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
Youngs Literal Translation
And his brethren go to feed the flock of their father in Shechem,
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 37:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Sold Into Slavery By His Brothers
11 And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter [in mind]. 12 Now his brothers went to pasture the flock of their father in Shechem. 13 And Israel said to Joseph, "Are not your brothers pasturing in Shechem? Come, let me send you to them." And he said, "Here I [am]."
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Cross References
Genesis 33:18
And Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem which [is] in the land of Canaan, {on his way} from Paddan-Aram. And he camped before the city.
Genesis 34:25-31
And it happened [that] on the third day, while they were in pain, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, the brothers of Dinah, each took his sword and came against the unsuspecting city and killed all the males.
Genesis 37:1
And Jacob settled in the land of the sojourning of his father, in the land of Canaan.