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Genesis 37:16
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KJ21
And he said, “I seek my brethren. Tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.”
ASV
And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding the flock.
AMP
He said, “I am looking for my brothers. Please tell me where they are pasturing our flocks.”
AMPC
And he said, I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, I pray you, where they are pasturing our flocks.
BRG
And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
CSB
“I’m looking for my brothers,” Joseph said. “Can you tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”
CSBA
‘I’m looking for my brothers,’ Joseph said. ‘Can you tell me where they are pasturing their flocks? ’
CEB
Joseph said, “I’m looking for my brothers. Tell me, where are they tending the sheep?”
CJB
“I’m looking for my brothers,” he answered. “Tell me, please, where are they pasturing the sheep?”
CEV
Joseph answered, “I'm looking for my brothers who are watching the sheep. Can you tell me where they are?”
DARBY
And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed [their flocks].
DRA
But he answered: I seek my brethren; tell me where they feed the flocks.
ERV
Joseph answered, “I am looking for my brothers. Can you tell me where they are with their sheep?”
EASY
Joseph replied, ‘I am looking for my brothers. They have taken the sheep to eat grass. Please tell me where they are.’
EHV
He said, “I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are pasturing the flock.”
ESV
“I am seeking my brothers,” he said. “Tell me, please, where they are pasturing the flock.”
ESVUK
“I am seeking my brothers,” he said. “Tell me, please, where they are pasturing the flock.”
EXB
Joseph answered, “I am looking for my brothers. Can you tell me where they are ·grazing [shepherding] the flocks?”
GNV
And he answered, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they keep sheep.
GW
Joseph replied, “I’m looking for my brothers. Please tell me where they’re taking care of their flocks.”
GNT
“I am looking for my brothers, who are taking care of their flock,” he answered. “Can you tell me where they are?”
HCSB
“I’m looking for my brothers,” Joseph said. “Can you tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”
ICB
Joseph answered, “I am looking for my brothers. Can you tell me where they are herding the sheep?”
ISV
“I’m searching for my brothers,” he responded. “Tell me, where are they tending the flock?”
JUB
And he said, I seek my brethren; tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
KJV
And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
AKJV
And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
LSB
And he said, “I am seeking my brothers; please tell me where they are pasturing the flock.”
LEB
And he said, “I am seeking my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are pasturing.”
TLB
“For my brothers and their flocks,” Joseph replied. “Have you seen them?”
MSG
“I’m trying to find my brothers. Do you have any idea where they are grazing their flocks?”
MEV
And he said, “I am looking for my brothers. Please tell me where they are feeding their flocks.”
NOG
Joseph replied, “I’m looking for my brothers. Please tell me where they’re taking care of their flocks.”
NABRE
“I am looking for my brothers,” he answered. “Please tell me where they are tending the flocks.”
NASB
He said, “I am looking for my brothers; please tell me where they are pasturing the flock.”
NASB1995
He said, “I am looking for my brothers; please tell me where they are pasturing the flock.”
NCB
He answered, “I am looking for my brothers. Tell me how to find where they are pasturing their flocks.”
NCV
Joseph answered, “I am looking for my brothers. Can you tell me where they are grazing the flocks?”
NET
He replied, “I’m looking for my brothers. Please tell me where they are grazing their flocks.”
NIRV
He replied, “I’m looking for my brothers. Can you tell me where they are taking care of their flocks?”
NIV
He replied, “I’m looking for my brothers. Can you tell me where they are grazing their flocks?”
NIVUK
He replied, ‘I’m looking for my brothers. Can you tell me where they are grazing their flocks?’
NKJV
So he said, “I am seeking my brothers. Please tell me where they are feeding their flocks.”
NLV
Joseph said, “I am looking for my brothers. Tell me where they are feeding the flock.”
NLT
“I’m looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Do you know where they are pasturing their sheep?”
NRSVA
‘I am seeking my brothers,’ he said; ‘tell me, please, where they are pasturing the flock.’
NRSVACE
‘I am seeking my brothers,’ he said; ‘tell me, please, where they are pasturing the flock.’
NRSVCE
“I am seeking my brothers,” he said; “tell me, please, where they are pasturing the flock.”
NRSVUE
“I am seeking my brothers,” he said; “tell me, please, where they are pasturing the flock.”
OJB
And he said, I seek my achim; tell me, now, where they ro’im (feed their flocks).
RGT
And he answered, “I seek my brothers. Please, tell me where they are pasturing.”
RSV
“I am seeking my brothers,” he said, “tell me, I pray you, where they are pasturing the flock.”
RSVCE
“I am seeking my brothers,” he said, “tell me, I pray you, where they are pasturing the flock.”
TLV
“I’m looking for my brothers,” he said. “Please tell me where they’re grazing.”
VOICE
Joseph: I’m looking for my brothers. Please tell me where they are pasturing our flock.
WEB
He said, “I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are feeding the flock.”
WYC
And he answered, I seek my brethren; show thou to me where they keep their flocks. (And he answered, I am looking for my brothers; tell thou to me where they tend their flocks.)
YLT
and he saith, `My brethren I am seeking, declare to me, I pray thee, where they are feeding?'
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