He said, “I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are feeding the flock.”
Parallel translations
- KJV And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
- BSB “I am looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”
- NKJV So he said, “I am seeking my brothers. Please tell me where they are feeding their flocks.”
- NASB He said, “I am looking for my brothers; please tell me where they are pasturing the flock.”
- NLT “I’m looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Do you know where they are pasturing their sheep?”
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Luke 19:10For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.”
- Song 1:7Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you graze your flock, where you rest them at noon; For why should I be as one who is veiled beside the flocks of your companions?
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