Genesis 37:15

And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
KJV

invenitque eum vir errantem in agro, et interrogavit quid quæreret.
Vulgate

καὶ εὗρεν αὐτὸν ἄνθρωπος πλανώμενον ἐν τῷ πεδίῳ· ἠρώτησεν δὲ αὐτὸν ὁ ἄνθρωπος λέγων Τί ζητεῖς;
LXX

And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
ASV

וַ/יִּמְצָאֵ֣/הוּ אִ֔ישׁ וְ/הִנֵּ֥ה תֹעֶ֖ה בַּ/שָּׂדֶ֑ה וַ/יִּשְׁאָלֵ֧/הוּ הָ/אִ֛ישׁ לֵ/אמֹ֖ר מַה תְּבַקֵּֽשׁ
Hebrew

In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ

'ysh

noun · 2171×

בַקֵּ֥שׁ

bqsh

verb · 225×

הִנֵּ֥ה

hnh

pronoun · 838×

הוּ

verb · 455×

יִּשְׁאַ֤ל

ysh'l

verb · 176×

יֹּ֣אמֶר

y'mr

verb · 5290×

verb · 51×

מַה

particle · 745×

שָּׂדֶ֔ה

shdh

noun · 334×

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

John 4:27 — And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?
Judg 4:22 — And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and t