King James Version
Genesis 37:15 in the King James Version says “And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest tho...” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 37 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?”
Genesis 37:15 · KJV
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.
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. see: Heb. see the peace of thy brethren, etc.
And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
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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“found him”
H4672properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified h0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
“and behold he was wandering”
H8582to vacillate, i.e., reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both
“asked him”
H7592to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified h0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
“What seekest”
H1245to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
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