Genesis 37:12

In 11 translations

BSB

Some time later, Joseph’s brothers had gone to pasture their father’s flocks near Shechem.

KJV

¶ And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.

WEB

His brothers went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.

ASV

And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.

LSV

And his brothers go to feed the flock of their father in Shechem,

YLT

And his brethren go to feed the flock of their father in Shechem,

DBY

And his brethren went to feed their father's flock at Shechem.

DRC

And when his brethren abode in Sichem feeding their father’s flocks,

GNV

Then his brethren went to keepe their fathers sheepe in Shechem.

JPS

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

LXXE

And his brethren went to feed the sheep of their father to Sychem.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ אֶחָ֑יו לִרְע֛וֹת אֶׄתׄ־צֹ֥אן אֲבִיהֶ֖ם בִּשְׁכֶֽם׃Puncta extraordinaria -- a \u05c4 is used to mark such marks in the text when they are above the line and a \u05c5 when they are below the line.

LXX-Br

Ἐπορεύθησαν δὲ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ βόσκειν τὰ πρόβατα τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῶν εἰς Συχέμ.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Genesis 34:25–31Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male. They killed Hamor and his son…
• Genesis 33:18After Jacob had come from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped just outside the city.
• Genesis 37:1Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had resided, the land of Canaan.

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