KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 37:17
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
WEB World English Bible
The man said, “They have left here, for I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” Joseph went after his brothers, and found them in Dothan.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the man saith, ‘They have journeyed from this, for I have heard some saying, Let us go to Dothan,’ and Joseph goeth after his brethren, and findeth them in Dothan.
Surrounding context — Genesis 37
14 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.
15 And a certain man found him, and, behold, [he was] wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
16 And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed [their flocks].
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.
18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayהָאִישׁ֙H376 · ishmanנָסְע֣וּH5265 · na.sato set outמִזֶּ֔הH2088 · zehthisכִּ֤יH3588 · kiforשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙H8085 · sha.mato hear: hearאֹֽמְרִ֔יםH559 · a.marto sayנֵלְכָ֖הH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentדֹּתָ֑יְנָהH1886 · do.tanDothanוַיֵּ֤לֶךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentיוֹסֵף֙H3130 · yo.sephJosephאַחַ֣רH310 · a.charafterאֶחָ֔יוH251 · achbrother: male-siblingוַיִּמְצָאֵ֖םH4672 · ma.tsato findבְּדֹתָֽן׃H1886 · do.tanDothan
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