Genesis 37:16 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

“I am seeking my brothers,” he said; “tell me, please, where they are pasturing the flock.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And he said, I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, I pray you, where they are pasturing our flocks.

American Standard Version (1901)

And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding the flock.

Common English Bible

Joseph said, “I’m looking for my brothers. Tell me, where are they tending the sheep?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

So he responded: "I seek my brothers. Tell me where they pasture the flocks."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

But he answered: I seek my brethren; tell me where they feed the flocks.

Genesis 37:16 Cross References

Genesis 37:15

and a man found him wandering in the fields; the man asked him, “What are you seeking?”

Genesis 37:17

The man said, “They have gone away, for I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’ ” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan.

Song of Solomon 1:7

Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you pasture your flock, where you make it lie down at noon, for why should I be like one who is veiled beside the flocks of your companions?

Luke 19:10

For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost.”