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Genesis 37:15
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KJ21
And a certain man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field; and the man asked him, saying, “What seekest thou?”
ASV
And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
AMP
Now a certain man found Joseph, and saw that he was wandering around and had lost his way in the field; so the man asked him, “What are you looking for?”
AMPC
And a certain man found him, and behold, he had lost his way and was wandering in the open country. The man asked him, What are you trying to find?
BRG
¶ And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
CSB
A man found him there, wandering in the field, and asked him, “What are you looking for?”
CSBA
A man found him there, wandering in the field, and asked him, ‘What are you looking for? ’
CEB
a man found him wandering in the field and asked him, “What are you looking for?”
CJB
where a man found him wandering around in the countryside. The man asked him, “What are you looking for?”
CEV
and wandering through the fields, when a man asked, “What are you looking for?”
DARBY
And a man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the country; and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
DRA
And a man found him there wandering in the field, and asked what he sought.
ERV
At Shechem, Joseph got lost. A man found him wandering in the fields. The man said, “What are you looking for?”
EASY
When Joseph arrived near Shechem and he was walking in the fields there, a man met him. He asked Joseph, ‘What are you looking for?’
EHV
A man met him as he was wandering in the countryside. The man asked him, “What are you looking for?”
ESV
And a man found him wandering in the fields. And the man asked him, “What are you seeking?”
ESVUK
And a man found him wandering in the fields. And the man asked him, “What are you seeking?”
EXB
a man found him wandering in the field and asked him, “What are you looking for?”
GNV
¶ Then a man found him: for lo, he was wandering in the field, and the man asked him, saying, what seekest thou?
GW
a man found him wandering around in the open country. “What are you looking for?” the man asked.
GNT
and was wandering around in the country when a man saw him and asked him, “What are you looking for?”
HCSB
A man found him there, wandering in the field, and asked him, “What are you looking for?”
ICB
a man found him wandering in the field. He asked Joseph, “What are you looking for?”
ISV
a man found him wandering around in a field. So the man asked him, “What are you looking for?”
JUB
And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field; and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
KJV
And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
AKJV
And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
LSB
And a man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field; and the man asked him, “What are you seeking?”
LEB
And a man found him, and behold, he was wandering about in a field. And the man asked him, “What do you seek?”
TLB
A man noticed him wandering in the fields. “Who are you looking for?” he asked.
MSG
A man met him as he was wandering through the fields and asked him, “What are you looking for?”
MEV
A certain man found him wandering in the field. The man asked him, “What are you looking for?”
NOG
a man found him wandering around in the open country. “What are you looking for?” the man asked.
NABRE
a man came upon him as he was wandering about in the fields. “What are you looking for?” the man asked him.
NASB
A man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field; and the man asked him, “What are you looking for?”
NASB1995
A man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field; and the man asked him, “What are you looking for?”
NCB
As Joseph was wandering through the fields, he found a man who asked him, “For whom are you looking?”
NCV
a man found him wandering in the field and asked him, “What are you looking for?”
NET
When Joseph reached Shechem, a man found him wandering in the field, so the man asked him, “What are you looking for?”
NIRV
A man found him wandering around in the fields. He asked Joseph, “What are you looking for?”
NIV
a man found him wandering around in the fields and asked him, “What are you looking for?”
NIVUK
a man found him wandering around in the fields and asked him, ‘What are you looking for?’
NKJV
Now a certain man found him, and there he was, wandering in the field. And the man asked him, saying, “What are you seeking?”
NLV
A man found him walking through a field, and asked him, “What are you looking for?”
NLT
When he arrived there, a man from the area noticed him wandering around the countryside. “What are you looking for?” he asked.
NRSVA
and a man found him wandering in the fields; the man asked him, ‘What are you seeking?’
NRSVACE
and a man found him wandering in the fields; the man asked him, ‘What are you seeking?’
NRSVCE
and a man found him wandering in the fields; the man asked him, “What are you seeking?”
NRSVUE
and a man found him wandering in the fields; the man asked him, “What are you seeking?”
OJB
And a certain ish found him, and, hinei, he was wandering in the sadeh; and the ish asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
RGT
Then, a man found him. For lo, he was wandering in the field. And the man asked him, saying, “What do you seek?”
RSV
And a man found him wandering in the fields; and the man asked him, “What are you seeking?”
RSVCE
And a man found him wandering in the fields; and the man asked him, “What are you seeking?”
TLV
A man found him there, wandering in the field, and the man asked him, “What are you looking for?”
VOICE
a man found him wandering around in a field. The man asked him what he was looking for.
WEB
A certain man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field. The man asked him, “What are you looking for?”
WYC
and a man found him erring in the field (and a man found him wandering in a field), and the man asked him, what he sought.
YLT
And a man findeth him, and lo, he is wandering in the field, and the man asketh him, saying, `What seekest thou?'
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