Genesis 37:12 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹² Now his brothers went to pasture their father's flock near Shechem.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² Joseph's brothers went to shepherd and feed their father's flock near Shechem.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.

Common English Bible

¹² Joseph’s brothers went to tend their father’s flocks near Shechem.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² And while his brothers were lodging at Shechem, pasturing their father's flocks,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² And when his brethren abode in Sichem feeding their father's flocks,

Genesis 37:12 Cross References

Genesis 33:18

And Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, on his way from Paddan-aram; and he camped before the city.

Genesis 37:1

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

Genesis 37:11

And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind.

Genesis 37:13

And Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flock at Shechem? Come, I will send you to them.” And he said to him, “Here I am.”

Genesis 46:34

you shall say, ‘Your servants have been keepers of cattle from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,’ in order that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.”

Jeremiah 41:5

eighty men arrived from Shechem and Shiloh and Samaria, with their beards shaved and their clothes torn, and their bodies gashed, bringing cereal offerings and incense to present at the temple of the Lord.