Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
and he saith, 'My brethren I am seeking, declare to me, I pray thee, where they are feeding?'
New American Standard Bible
He said, “I am looking for my brothers; please tell me where they are pasturing the flock.”
King James Version
And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
Holman Bible
“I’m looking for my brothers,” Joseph said. “Can you tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”
International Standard Version
"I'm searching for my brothers," he responded. "Tell me, where are they tending the flock?"
A Conservative Version
And he said, I am seeking my brothers. Tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding.
American Standard Version
And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding the flock .
Amplified
He said, “I am looking for my brothers. Please tell me where they are pasturing our flocks.”
Bible in Basic English
And he said, I am looking for my brothers; please give me word of where they are keeping their flock.
Darby Translation
And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will say, I am seeking my brethren; announce to me now where they are feeding.
King James 2000
And he said, I seek my brothers: tell me, I pray you, where they feed their flocks.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he said, "I am seeking my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are pasturing."
Modern King James verseion
And he said, I am seeking for my brothers. Please tell me where they are feeding.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he answered, "I seek my brethren, tell me, I pray thee, where they keep sheep."
NET Bible
He replied, "I'm looking for my brothers. Please tell me where they are grazing their flocks."
New Heart English Bible
He said, "I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are feeding the flock."
The Emphasized Bible
And he said, My brethren, am, I, seeking, - do tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding their flock.
Webster
And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
World English Bible
He said, "I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are feeding the flock."
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Baqash
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 37:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Sold Into Slavery By His Brothers
15 And a man findeth him, and lo, he is wandering in the field, and the man asketh him, saying, 'What seekest thou?' 16 and he saith, 'My brethren I am seeking, declare to me, I pray thee, where they are feeding?' 17 And 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.
Names
Cross References
Song of Songs 1:7
Declare to me, thou whom my soul hath loved, Where thou delightest, Where thou liest down at noon, For why am I as one veiled, By the ranks of thy companions?
Luke 19:10
for the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.'