Genesis 37:14
And he said to him, Go, I pray you, see if it is well with your brothers, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
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.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And he said{H559} to him, Go{H3212} now, see{H7200} whether it is well{H7965} with thy brethren,{H251} and well{H7965} with the flock;{H6629} and bring{H7725} me word{H1697} again.{H7725} So he sent{H7971} him out of the vale{H6010} of Hebron,{H2275} and he came{H935} to Shechem.{H7927}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And he said{H559}{(H8799)} to him, Go{H3212}{(H8798)}, I pray thee, see{H7200}{(H8798)} whether it be well{H7965} with thy brethren{H251}, and well{H7965} with the flocks{H6629}; and bring{H7725} me word{H1697} again{H7725}{(H8685)}. So he sent{H7971}{(H8799)} him out of the vale{H6010} of Hebron{H2275}, and he came{H935}{(H8799)} to Shechem{H7927}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And he sayde vnto him: goo and see whether it be well with thy brethren and the shepe and brynge me worde agayne: And sent him out of the vale of Hebron for to go to Sichem.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he sayde: Go thy waye, and loke whether it be well wt thy brethren and with ye catell, and brynge me worde agayne how it is. And he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, to go vnto Sichem.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And he answered him, I am here. Then he saide vnto him, Goe now, see whether it bee well with thy brethren, and how the flocks prosper, and bring me word againe. So hee sent him from the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
He aunswered: here am I. And he sayde vnto hym: Go I praye thee see whether it be well with thy brethren and the cattell, and bryng me worde agayne. And so he sent hym out of the vale of Hebron, & he came to Sichem.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
Webster's Bible (1833)
He said to him, "Go now, see whether it is well with your brothers, and well with the flock; and bring me word again." So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and he saith to him, `Go, I pray thee, see the peace of thy brethren, and the peace of the flock, and bring me back word;' and he sendeth him from the valley of Hebron, and he cometh to Shechem.
American Standard Version (1901)
And he said to him, Go now, see whether it is well with thy brethren, and well with the flock; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
American Standard Version (1901)
And he said to him, Go now, see whether it is well with thy brethren, and well with the flock; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And he said to him, Go now, and see if your brothers are well and how the flock is; then come back and give me word. So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
World English Bible (2000)
He said to him, "Go now, see whether it is well with your brothers, and well with the flock; and bring me word again." So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
So Jacob said to him,“Go now and check on the welfare of your brothers and of the flocks, and bring me word.” So Jacob sent him from the valley of Hebron.
Referenced Verses
- Gen 35:27 : 27 And Jacob came to Isaac his father at Mamre, to the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac lived.
- Josh 14:15 : 15 And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
- Gen 13:18 : 18 Then Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelled in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar to the LORD.
- Gen 23:2 : 2 And Sarah died in Kirjatharba, which is Hebron in the land of Canaan; and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
- Gen 29:6 : 6 And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well; and behold, Rachel his daughter is coming with the sheep.
- 1 Sam 17:17-18 : 17 Jesse said to David his son, Take for your brothers an ephah of this parched grain and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to your brothers. 18 Carry these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand and see how your brothers fare and take their pledge.
- 2 Sam 18:32 : 32 And the king said to Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, May the enemies of my lord the king, and all who rise against you to do you harm, be as that young man is.
- 1 Kgs 2:33 : 33 Their blood shall return upon the head of Joab and upon the head of his descendants forever; but upon David, and his descendants, and upon his house, and upon his throne, there shall be peace forever from the Lord.
- Ps 125:5 : 5 But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them away with the workers of iniquity; peace shall be upon Israel.
- Jer 29:7 : 7 And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the LORD for it: for in its peace you will have peace.
- Luke 19:42 : 42 Saying, If you had known, even you, at least in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
- Gen 41:16 : 16 So Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
- Num 13:22 : 22 And they ascended by the south and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
- Josh 14:13 : 13 And Joshua blessed him and gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron as an inheritance.
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12 And his brothers went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
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15 And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What are you looking for?
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