Genesis 37:16

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

““I am looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?””

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BSBPD

““I am looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and he saith, `My brethren I am seeking, declare to me, I pray thee, where they are feeding?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 37:16 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Song of Solomon 1:7Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?
  2. Luke 19:10For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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