GENESIS 37:14

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“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.”

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Genesis 37:14 Translation & Meaning

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And he said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר To say (used with great latitude) said
to him, Go, לֶךְ To walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) Go
I pray thee, נָ֨א 'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction pray
see רְאֵ֜ה To see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) see
whether אֶת Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) whether
it be well שְׁל֤וֹם Safe, i.e., (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e., health, prosperity, peace well
with thy brethren, אַחֶ֙יךָ֙ A brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like H0001]) brethren
and well שְׁל֣וֹם Safe, i.e., (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e., health, prosperity, peace well
with the flocks; הַצֹּ֔אן A collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men) flocks
and bring וַֽהֲשִׁבֵ֖נִי To turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again bring
me word דָּבָ֑ר A word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause word
again. So he sent וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֙הוּ֙ To send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) again sent
him out of the vale מֵעֵ֣מֶק A vale (i.e., broad depression) out vale
of Hebron, חֶבְר֔וֹן Chebron, a place in Palestine Hebron
and he came וַיָּבֹ֖א To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) came
to Shechem. שְׁכֶֽמָה׃ Shekem, a place in Palestine Shechem

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  • 12  And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.

  • 13  And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.

  • 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.




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