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Genesis 37:16

And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.

KJV

At ille respondit : Fratres meos quæro : indica mihi ubi pascant greges.

Vulgate

ὁ δὲ εἶπεν Τοὺς ἀδελφούς μου ζητῶ· ἀπάγγειλόν μοι ποῦ βόσκουσιν.

LXX

And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding the flock.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר אֶת אַחַ֖/י אָנֹכִ֣י מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ הַגִּֽידָ/ה נָּ֣א לִ֔/י אֵיפֹ֖ה הֵ֥ם רֹעִֽים

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵיפֹ֥ה
'yph
particle · 10×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אָנֹכִ֖י
'nky
pronoun · 356×
בַקֵּ֥שׁ
bqsh
verb · 225×
הֵ֖מָּה
hmh
pronoun · 560×
ו
v
noun · 629×
יַּגֶּד
ygd
verb · 369×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
נָ֣א
n'
particle · 403×
רֹעִ֔ים
r'ym
verb · 164×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Luke 19:10 — For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
  • Song 1:7 — Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?