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OET (OET-LV) And_found_him a_man and_see/lo/see [he_was]_wandering in_the_field and_asked_him the_man to_say what are_you_seeking.
OET (OET-RV) When he got there, a man noticed him wandering around the fields and asked him, “What are you looking for?”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure
וַיִּמְצָאֵ֣הוּ אִ֔ישׁ וְהִנֵּ֥ה
and,found,him (a)_man and=see/lo/see!
In this context found means the man happened to meet Joseph as Joseph was walking around looking for his brothers; the man was not intentionally looking for him. Also, for some languages it is clearer or more natural to change the order of the clauses in this sentence and say, “He started wandering around searching in the fields near there, where/and he met a man who asked …” or “As he was wandering around searching in the fields near there, he met a man who asked …” Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: “There he met a man who had seen him”
תֹעֶ֖ה בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה וַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֧הוּ הָאִ֛ישׁ לֵאמֹ֖ר
wandering in_the=field and,asked,him the=man to=say
The word fields refers here to large, open places with no fences and few trees, where sheep and goats could easily graze. Alternate translation: “searching around in the nearby countryside and asked him”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations
מַה תְּבַקֵּֽשׁ
what? looking_for
Consider whether it is better to use a direct or an indirect quote here in your language. Alternate translation: “Who are you looking for?” or “what he was looking for.”
37:14-17 The brothers ranged far and wide. Shechem was about fifty miles from Hebron, and Dothan another fifteen miles beyond Shechem.
OET (OET-LV) And_found_him a_man and_see/lo/see [he_was]_wandering in_the_field and_asked_him the_man to_say what are_you_seeking.
OET (OET-RV) When he got there, a man noticed him wandering around the fields and asked him, “What are you looking for?”
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.