^37:12When his brothers had gone to graze their father’s flocks near Shechem, ^37:13Israel said to Joseph, “Your brothers³¹ are grazing the flocks near Shechem. Come, I will send you to them.” “I’m ready,”³² Joseph replied.³³^37:14So Jacob³⁴ said to him, “Go now and check on³⁵ the welfare³⁶ of your brothers and of the flocks, and bring me word.” So Jacob³⁷ sent him from the valley of Hebron.

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Footnotes

31 The text uses an interrogative clause: “Are not your brothers,” which means “your brothers are.”
32 With these words Joseph is depicted here as an obedient son who is ready to do what his father commands.
33 Heb “and he said, ‘Here I am.’ ” The referent of the pronoun “he” (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity, and the order of the introductory clause and the direct discourse has been rearranged for stylistic reasons.
34 Heb “he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
35 Heb “see.”
36 Heb “peace.”
37 Heb “he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now his brothers went to pasture their father’s flock near Shechem. 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.” So he said to him, “Go now, see if it is well with your brothers and with the flock, and bring me word.” So he sent him from the Valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Now his brothers had gone to graze their father’s flocks near Shechem, and Israel said to Joseph, “As you know, your brothers are grazing the flocks near Shechem. Come, I am going to send you to them.”

“Very well,” he replied.

So he said to him, “Go and see if all is well with your brothers and with the flocks, and bring word back to me.” Then he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron.

When Joseph arrived at Shechem,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

His brothers had gone to pasture their father’s flocks at Shechem. Israel said to Joseph, “Your brothers, you know, are pasturing the flocks at Shechem. Get ready. I’m sending you to them.”

“I’m ready,” Joseph replied.

Then Israel said to him, “Go and see how your brothers and the flocks are doing, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him from the Hebron Valley, and he went to Shechem.

NLTNew Living Translation

Soon after this, Joseph’s brothers went to pasture their father’s flocks at Shechem. When they had been gone for some time, Jacob said to Joseph, “Your brothers are pasturing the sheep at Shechem. Get ready, and I will send you to them.”

“I’m ready to go,” Joseph replied.

“Go and see how your brothers and the flocks are getting along,” Jacob said. “Then come back and bring me a report.” So Jacob sent him on his way, and Joseph traveled to Shechem from their home in the valley of Hebron.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now his brothers went to pasture the flock of their father in Shechem. And Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers pasturing in Shechem? Come, let me send you to them.” And he said to him, “Here I am.” Then he said to him, “Go now, see if it goes well for your brothers and for the flock, then return word to me.” And he sent him from the valley of Hebron, and he arrived at Shechem.

KJV 1900King James Version

And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem. 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. And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

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