Genesis 37:16 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁶ “I am seeking my brothers,” he said, “tell me, I pray you, where they are pasturing the flock.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ And he said, I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, I pray you, where they are pasturing our flocks.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding the flock.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Joseph said, “I’m looking for my brothers. Tell me, where are they tending the sheep?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ So he responded: "I seek my brothers. Tell me where they pasture the flocks."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ 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; and the man asked him, “What are seeking?”

Genesis 37:17

And 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 wanders beside the flocks of your companions?

Luke 19:10

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