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Genesis 37:17 KJV
Genesis · chapter 37 · verse 17
And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.Genesis 37:17 · King James Version
Genesis 37:17 in context
15And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
16And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
17And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
18And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
19And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- departednâçaʻproperly, to pull up, especially the tent-pinsH5265 →
- brethrenʼâcha brother )H251 →
- DothanDôthânDothan, a place in PalestineH1886 →
- JosephYôwçêphJoseph, the name of seven IsraelitesH3130 →
- hencezehthe masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thatH2088 →
- heardshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
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Here is, I. The kind visit which Joseph, in obedience to his father's command, made to his brethren, who were feeding the flock at Shechem, many miles off.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-22