Genesis 37:13 “Israel said to him, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flocks at She…”

Genesis 37:13

Israel said to him, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flocks at Shechem? Get ready; I am sending you to them.” “I am ready,” Joseph replied.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

Israel said to Joseph, “Aren’t your brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them.” He said to him, “Here I am.”

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

And Israel said vnto Ioseph, Doe not thy brethren keepe in Shechem? come and I will send thee to them.

Darby Translation

And Israel said to Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed [the flock] at Shechem? Come, that I may send thee to them. And he said to him, Here am I.

Young's Literal Translation

and Israel saith unto Joseph, 'Are not thy brethren feeding in Shechem? come, and I send thee unto them;' and he saith to him, 'Here [am] I;'

Bible in Basic English

And Israel said to Joseph, Are not your brothers with the flock in Shechem? come, I will send you to them. And he said to him, Here am I.

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Cross references

“come”

1 Samuel 17:17–20 Matthew 10:16 Luke 20:13

1 Samuel 17:17–20 · BSB

One day Jesse said to his son David, “Take this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp.

Matthew 10:16 · BSB

Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

Luke 20:13 · BSB

‘What shall I do?’ asked the owner of the vineyard. ‘I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.’

“Here am I”

Ephesians 6:1–3 Genesis 22:1 Genesis 27:1 Genesis 27:18 1 Samuel 3:4–6 1 Samuel 3:8

Ephesians 6:1–3 · BSB

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

Genesis 22:1 · BSB

Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered.

Genesis 27:1 · BSB

When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” Esau replied.

Genesis 27:18 · BSB

So Jacob went to his father and said, “My father.” “Here I am!” he answered. “Which one are you, my son?”

1 Samuel 3:4–6 · BSB

Then the LORD called to Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.”

1 Samuel 3:8 · BSB

Once again, for the third time, the LORD called to Samuel. He got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” Then Eli realized that it was the LORD who was calling the boy.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

12Some time later, Joseph’s brothers had gone to pasture their father’s flocks near Shechem.

14Then Israel told him, “Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in Shechem,

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