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Genesis 37:15

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37:15When Joseph reached Shechem,38 a man found him wandering39 in the field, so the man asked him, “What are you looking for?”

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  1. 38 Heb “and he [i.e., Joseph] went to Shechem.” The referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 39 Heb “and a man found him and look, he was wandering in the field.” By the use of וְהִנֵּה (véhinneh, “and look”), the narrator invites the reader to see the action through this unnamed man’s eyes.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And a man found him wandering in the fields. And the man asked him, “What are you seeking?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

a man found him wandering around in the fields and asked him, “What are you looking for?”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A man found him there, wandering in the field, and asked him, “What are you looking for?”

NLTNew Living Translation

When he arrived there, a man from the area noticed him wandering around the countryside. “What are you looking for?” he asked.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And a man found him, and behold, he was wandering about in a field. And the man asked him, “What do you seek?”

KJV 1900King James Version

And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?