Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field. And the man asked him, saying, What do thou seek?
New American Standard Bible
A man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field; and the man asked him, “
King James Version
And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
Holman Bible
A man found him there, wandering in the field, and asked him, “What are you looking for?”
International Standard Version
When Joseph reached Shechem, a man found him wandering around in a field. So the man asked him, "What are you looking for?"
American Standard Version
And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
Amplified
Now a certain man found Joseph, and saw that he was wandering around and had lost his way in the field; so the man asked him, “What are you looking for?”
Bible in Basic English
And a man saw him wandering in the country, and said to him, What are you looking for?
Darby Translation
And a man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the country; and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
Julia Smith Translation
And a man will find him, and behold, he wandered in the field. And the man will ask him, saying, What wilt thou seek?
King James 2000
And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seek you?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And a man found him, and behold, he was wandering about in a field. And the man asked him, "What do you seek?"
Modern King James verseion
And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field. And the man asked him, saying, What are you looking for?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And a certain man found him wandering out of his way in the field, and asked him what he sought.
NET Bible
When Joseph reached Shechem, a man found him wandering in the field, so the man asked him, "What are you looking for?"
New Heart English Bible
A certain man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field. The man asked him, "What are you looking for?"
The Emphasized Bible
And a man found him, and to! he was wandering about in the field, so the man asked him saying - What seekest thou?
Webster
And a certain man found him, and behold he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
World English Bible
A certain man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field. The man asked him, "What are you looking for?"
Youngs Literal Translation
And a man findeth him, and lo, he is wandering in the field, and the man asketh him, saying, 'What seekest thou?'
Interlinear
Matsa'
Ta`ah
Sha'al
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 37:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Sold Into Slavery By His Brothers
14 And he said to him, Go now, see whether it is well with thy brothers, and well with the flock, and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the valley 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 do thou seek? 16 And he said, I am seeking my brothers. Tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding.
Cross References
Genesis 21:14
And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
Judges 4:22
And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said to him, Come, and I will show thee the man whom thou seek. And he came to her, and, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the tent-pin was in his temples.
2 Kings 6:19
And Elisha said to them, This is not the way, neither is this the city. Follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. And he led them to Samaria.
John 1:38
And Jesus having turned, and having seen them following, says to them, What seek ye? And they said to him, Rabbi (which says, being interpreted, Teacher), where do thou dwell?
John 4:27
And upon this his disciples came. And they marveled that he spoke with the woman, yet no man said, What seek thou? or, Why do thou speak with her?
John 18:4
Jesus therefore knowing all the things that were coming upon him, after going forth, he says to them, Whom seek ye?
John 18:7
Again therefore he questioned them, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus the Nazarene.
John 20:15
Jesus says to her, Woman, why weep thou? Whom seek thou? That woman, supposing that he is the gardener, says to him, Sir, if thou have taken him, tell me where thou have laid him, and I will take him away.