Genesis 37:12 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Joseph's brothers went to shepherd and feed their father's flock near Shechem.

American Standard Version (1901)

And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.

Common English Bible

Joseph’s brothers went to tend their father’s flocks near Shechem.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And while his brothers were lodging at Shechem, pasturing their father's flocks,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And when his brethren abode in Sichem feeding their father's flocks,

Genesis 37:12 Cross References

Genesis 33:18

And Jacob came in peace to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan-aram; and encamped before the city.

Genesis 37:1

And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 37:11

And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying in mind.

Genesis 37:13

And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.

Genesis 46:34

that ye shall say, Thy servants have been keepers of cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

Jeremiah 41:5

that there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with oblations and frankincense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the LORD.