Genesis 37:13

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Israel said to Joseph, "Aren’t your brothers shepherding the flock at Shechem? Go, and I will send you to them." Joseph replied, "Here I am."

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And Israel said to Joseph, Do not your brothers feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send you to them. And he said to him, Here I am.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Israel{H3478} said{H559} unto Joseph,{H3130} Are not thy brethren{H251} feeding{H7462} the flock in Shechem?{H7927} come,{H3212} and I will send thee{H7971} unto them. And he said{H559} to him, Here am I.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Israel{H3478} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Joseph{H3130}, Do not thy brethren{H251} feed{H7462}{(H8802)} the flock in Shechem{H7927}? come{H3212}{(H8798)}, and I will send thee{H7971}{(H8799)} unto them. And he said{H559}{(H8799)} to him, Here am I.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    and Israell sayde vnto Ioseph: do not thy brethern kepe in Sichem? come that I may send ye to the. And he answered here am I

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Israel sayde vnto Ioseph: Do not yi brethren kepe the catell in Sichem? Come, I wil sende the vnto the. He answered: Here am I.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Israel said vnto Ioseph, Doe not thy brethren keepe in Shechem? Come and I will send thee to them.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Israel sayde vnto Ioseph: do not thy brethren kepe in Sichem? come, and I wyll sende thee to them.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed [the flock] in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here [am I].

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Israel said to Joseph, "Aren't your brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them." He said to him, "Here I am."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and Israel saith unto Joseph, `Are not thy brethren feeding in Shechem? come, and I send thee unto them;' and he saith to him, `Here `am' I;'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Israel said unto Joseph, Are not thy brethren feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Israel said unto Joseph, Are not thy brethren feeding the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And Israel said to Joseph, Are not your brothers with the flock in Shechem? come, I will send you to them. And he said to him, Here am I.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Israel said to Joseph, "Aren't your brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them." He said to him, "Here I am."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Israel said to Joseph,“Your brothers are grazing the flocks near Shechem. Come, I will send you to them.”“I’m ready,” Joseph replied.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 22:1 : 1 After these events, God tested Abraham and said to him, 'Abraham!' And he replied, 'Here I am.'
  • Gen 27:1 : 1 When Isaac was old and his eyes were too dim to see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, 'My son,' and Esau replied, 'Here I am.'
  • Gen 27:18 : 18 Jacob went to his father and said, 'My father.' And Isaac said, 'Here I am. Who are you, my son?'
  • 1 Sam 3:4-6 : 4 Then the Lord called to Samuel, and he answered, "Here I am!" 5 Samuel ran to Eli and said, "Here I am, for you called me." But Eli said, "I did not call; go back and lie down." So Samuel went and lay down again. 6 The Lord called Samuel again. Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said, "Here I am, for you called me." But Eli said, "I did not call, my son. Go back and lie down."
  • 1 Sam 3:8 : 8 The Lord called Samuel a third time, and he got up and went to Eli, saying, "Here I am, for you called me." Then Eli realized that the Lord was calling the boy.
  • 1 Sam 3:16 : 16 But Eli called to Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son." Samuel answered, "Here I am."
  • 1 Sam 17:17-20 : 17 Jesse said to his son David, 'Take this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp.' 18 Also take these ten cuts of cheese to the commander of their unit. Check on the well-being of your brothers and bring back some assurance from them. 19 Saul, your brothers, and the men of Israel are in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines. 20 Early in the morning, David left the flock with a keeper, loaded up, and set out as Jesse had directed. He reached the camp as the army was going out to its battle positions, shouting the war cry.
  • Matt 10:16 : 16 Look, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore, be as wise as serpents and as innocent as doves.
  • Luke 20:13 : 13 Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What should I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.'
  • Eph 6:1-3 : 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is the right thing to do. 2 "Honor your father and mother" (this is the first commandment with a promise), 3 so that it may go well with you, and that you may live long on the earth.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Gen 37:12
    87%

    12 Now his brothers went to pasture their father’s flock near Shechem.

  • Gen 37:14-17
    4 verses
    87%

    14 So Israel said to him, "Go now and see if everything is well with your brothers and with the flock, and bring me back a report." Then he sent him from the Valley of Hebron, and Joseph went to Shechem.

    15 A man found him wandering in the field and asked him, "What are you looking for?"

    16 He replied, "I am looking for my brothers. Please tell me where they are shepherding."

    17 The man said, "They have moved on from here, for I heard them say, 'Let us go to Dothan.'" So Joseph went after his brothers and found them in Dothan.

  • Gen 46:31-32
    2 verses
    77%

    31 Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, 'I will go up and speak to Pharaoh and will say to him, "My brothers and my father’s household, who were living in the land of Canaan, have come to me.'"

    32 The men are shepherds; they tend livestock, and they have brought along their flocks, herds, and everything they own.

  • Gen 45:17
    76%

    17 Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'Tell your brothers to do this: Load your animals and go back to the land of Canaan.'

  • Gen 47:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5 Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'Your father and brothers have come to you.'

    6 'The land of Egypt is before you. Settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land, in Goshen. And if you know any among them who are capable men, appoint them as overseers of my livestock.'

  • Gen 47:1
    74%

    1 So Joseph went and told Pharaoh, 'My father, my brothers, their flocks, their herds, and everything they own have come from the land of Canaan, and they are now in the region of Goshen.'

  • Gen 46:28
    74%

    28 Jacob sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When they arrived in the land of Goshen,

  • Gen 45:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3 Joseph said to his brothers, 'I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?' But his brothers could not answer him because they were so shocked and dismayed by his presence.

    4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, 'Please come closer to me.' They came closer, and he said, 'I am Joseph, your brother, the one you sold into Egypt.'

  • Gen 43:6-8
    3 verses
    74%

    6 Israel said, “Why did you bring this trouble on me by telling the man that you had another brother?”

    7 They replied, “The man kept asking us about ourselves and our family, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ We simply answered his questions. How could we have known he would say, ‘Bring your brother down here’?”

    8 Then Judah said to Israel his father, “Send the boy with me, and we will get up and go, so that we and you and our children may live and not die.

  • Gen 48:8
    74%

    8 When Israel saw Joseph’s sons, he asked, 'Who are these?'

  • Gen 45:9-10
    2 verses
    73%

    9 Hurry and go up to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord over all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay.’

    10 You shall dwell in the land of Goshen and be near me—you, your children, your grandchildren, your flocks, your herds, and everything you have.

  • Gen 42:13-14
    2 verses
    73%

    13 And they said, 'Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no longer alive.'

    14 But Joseph said to them, 'It is just as I said: You are spies!

  • Gen 47:3
    72%

    3 Pharaoh asked Joseph’s brothers, 'What is your occupation?' and they replied to Pharaoh, 'Your servants are shepherds, just as our fathers were.'

  • Gen 42:7
    72%

    7 When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he acted as a stranger toward them and spoke harshly to them. He asked, 'Where have you come from?' They answered, 'From the land of Canaan, to buy food.'

  • Gen 48:21
    72%

    21 Then Israel said to Joseph, 'Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your ancestors.'

  • Gen 37:30
    72%

    30 He went back to his brothers and said, "The boy is gone! What am I going to do?"

  • 2 Kgs 6:13
    72%

    13 So the king said, "Go and see where he is, so I can send men to capture him." When he was told, "He is in Dothan,"

  • Gen 43:27
    71%

    27 He greeted them and asked, "How is your father, the old man you told me about? Is he still alive?"

  • Gen 37:6
    71%

    6 Joseph said to them, "Please listen to this dream I had.

  • Gen 42:29
    71%

    29 When they came to Jacob, their father, in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them.

  • Gen 37:2
    71%

    2 This is the account of Jacob: Joseph, a seventeen-year-old youth, was shepherding the flock with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. Joseph brought a bad report about them to their father.

  • Gen 29:7
    71%

    7 He said, 'Look, the day is still high; it is not time to gather the livestock. Water the sheep and take them out to pasture.'