Context 16He said, I am looking for my brothers; please tell me where they are pasturing the flock. 17Then the man said, They have moved from here; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan. The Plot against Joseph 18When they saw him from a distance and before he came close to them, they plotted against him to put him to death. 19They said to one another, Here comes this dreamer! 20Now then, come and let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits; and we will say, A wild beast devoured him. Then let us see what will become of his dreams! 21But Reuben heard this and rescued him out of their hands and said, Let us not take his life. 22Reuben further said to them, Shed no blood. Throw him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but do not lay hands on himthat he might rescue him out of their hands, to restore him to his father. 23So it came about, when Joseph reached his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the varicolored tunic that was on him; 24and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, without any water in it. 25Then they sat down to eat a meal. And as they raised their eyes and looked, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing aromatic gum and balm and myrrh, on their way to bring them down to Egypt. 26Judah said to his brothers, What profit is it for us to kill our brother and cover up his blood? 27Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him, for he is our brother, our own flesh. And his brothers listened to him. 28Then some Midianite traders passed by, so they pulled him up and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. Thus they brought Joseph into Egypt. 29Now Reuben returned to the pit, and behold, Joseph was not in the pit; so he tore his garments. 30He returned to his brothers and said, The boy is not there; as for me, where am I to go? 31So they took Josephs tunic, and slaughtered a male goat and dipped the tunic in the blood; 32and they sent the varicolored tunic and brought it to their father and said, We found this; please examine it to see whether it is your sons tunic or not. 33Then he examined it and said, It is my sons tunic. A wild beast has devoured him; Joseph has surely been torn to pieces! 34So Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days. 35Then all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, Surely I will go down to Sheol in mourning for my son. So his father wept for him. 36Meanwhile, the Midianites sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, Pharaohs officer, the captain of the bodyguard. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionAnd he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding the flock . Douay-Rheims Bible But he answered: I seek my brethren; tell me where they feed the docks. Darby Bible Translation And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks. English Revised Version And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding the flock. Webster's Bible Translation And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks. World English Bible He said, "I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are feeding the flock." Young's Literal Translation and he saith, 'My brethren I am seeking, declare to me, I pray thee, where they are feeding?' Library Joseph, the Prime Minister'And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is? And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art: Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt. And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture The Trials and visions of Devout Youth Man's Passions and God's Purpose Talmage -- a Bloody Monster The Crucifixion. The Sixth Commandment Appendix 2 Extracts from the Babylon Talmud Genesis Links Genesis 37:16 NIV • Genesis 37:16 NLT • Genesis 37:16 ESV • Genesis 37:16 NASB • Genesis 37:16 KJV • Genesis 37:16 Bible Apps • Genesis 37:16 Parallel • Bible Hub |