"And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed {their flocks}." — Genesis 37:16

Genesis 37:16 · KJV

“And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed {their flocks}.”

— Genesis 37:16

And a certain man found him, and, behold, {he was} wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

Verse 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.

Genesis 37 — Context

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. {see...: Heb. see the peace of thy brethren, etc.}

And a certain man found him, and, behold, {he was} wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed {their flocks}.

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.

And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

Cross References

Luke 19:10

For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

Song of Solomon 1:7

Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest {thy flock} to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions? {as one...: or, as one that is veiled}