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OET (OET-RV) One day, Yisra’el said to Yosef, “Aren’t your brothers away shepherding near Shekem? Come we’ll get some supplies and I’ll send you to them.”
¶ “Sure,” Yosef replied.
OET-LV And_he/it_said Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) to Yōşēf/(Joseph) am_not brothers_your pasturing in/on/at/with_Shəkem come and_send_you to_them and_he/it_said to_him/it here_I.
UHB וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶל־יוֹסֵ֗ף הֲל֤וֹא אַחֶ֨יךָ֙ רֹעִ֣ים בִּשְׁכֶ֔ם לְכָ֖ה וְאֶשְׁלָחֲךָ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וַיֹּ֥אמֶר ל֖וֹ הִנֵּֽנִי׃ ‡
(vayyoʼmer yisrāʼēl ʼel-yōşēf hₐlōʼ ʼaḩeykā roˊim bishəkem ləkāh vəʼeshlāḩₐkā ʼₐlēyhem vayyoʼmer lō hinnēnī.)
Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν Ἰσραὴλ πρὸς Ἰωσὴφ, οὐχὶ οἱ ἀδελφοί σου ποιμαίνουσιν εἰς Συχέμ; δεῦρο ἀποστείλω σε πρὸς αὐτούς· εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ, ἰδοὺ ἐγώ.
(Kai eipen Israaʸl pros Yōsaʸf, ouⱪi hoi adelfoi sou poimainousin eis Suⱪem; deuro aposteilō se pros autous; eipe de autōi, idou egō. )
BrTr And Israel said to Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed their flock in Sychem? Come, I will send thee to them; and he said to him, Behold, I am here.
ULT And Israel said to Joseph, “Aren’t your brothers shepherding near Shechem? Come and I will send you to them.” And he said to him, “Behold me.”
UST Then one day Israel said to Joseph, “As you know, your brothers are tending our flocks near the city of Shechem. Get ready so that I can send you to them.” Joseph responded, “I’m ready to go.”
BSB Israel said to him, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flocks at Shechem? Get ready; I am sending you to them.”
§ “I am ready,” Joseph replied.
OEB Israel said to Joseph, ‘Are not your brothers pasturing the flocks in Shechem? Come now, I will send you to them.’ Joseph replied, ‘I am ready.’
WEBBE Israel said to Joseph, “Aren’t your brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them.” He said to him, “Here I am.”
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Israel said to Joseph, “Your brothers are grazing the flocks near Shechem. Come, I will send you to them.” “I’m ready,” Joseph replied.
LSV and Israel says to Joseph, “Are your brothers not feeding in Shechem? Come, and I send you to them”; and he says to him, “Here I [am]”;
FBV Israel told Joseph, “Your brothers are looking after the sheep near Shechem. Get ready because I want you to go and see them.”
¶ “I'll do it,” Joseph replied.
T4T Some time later, Jacob said to Joseph, “Your brothers are taking care of the sheep and goats near Shechem [RHQ]. I am going to send you there to see them.” Joseph replied, “Okay.”
LEB And Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers pasturing in Shechem? Come, let me send you to them.” And he said, “Here I am.”
BBE And Israel said to Joseph, Are not your brothers with the flock in Shechem? come, I will send you to them. And he said to him, Here am I.
Moff No Moff GEN book available
JPS 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.'
ASV And Israel said unto Joseph, Are not thy brethren feeding the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.
DRA Israel said to him: Thy brethren feed the sheep in Sichem: come, I will send thee to them. And when he answered:
YLT and Israel saith unto Joseph, 'Are not thy brethren feeding in Shechem? come, and I send thee unto them;' and he saith to him, 'Here [am] I;'
Drby And Israel said to Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed [the flock] at Shechem? Come, that I may send thee to them. And he said to him, Here am I.
RV 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.
Wbstr And Israel said to Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send thee to them. And he said to him, Here am I.
KJB-1769 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 Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy/your brethren/brothers feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee/you unto them. And he said to him, Here am I. )
KJB-1611 And Israel saide vnto Ioseph, Doe not thy brethren feed the flocke in Shechem? Come, and I will send thee vnto them: & he said to him, Here am I.
(And Israel said unto Yoseph, Do not thy/your brethren/brothers feed the flocke in Shechem? Come, and I will send thee/you unto them: and he said to him, Here am I.)
Bshps And Israel sayde vnto Ioseph: do not thy brethren kepe in Sichem? come, and I wyll sende thee to them.
(And Israel said unto Yoseph: do not thy/your brethren/brothers keep in Sichem? come, and I will send thee/you to them.)
Gnva And Israel said vnto Ioseph, Doe not thy brethren keepe in Shechem? come and I will send thee to them.
(And Israel said unto Yoseph, Do not thy/your brethren/brothers keep in Shechem? come and I will send thee/you to them. )
Cvdl Israel sayde vnto Ioseph: Do not yi brethren kepe the catell in Sichem? Come, I wil sende the vnto the. He answered: Here am I.
(Israel said unto Yoseph: Do not yi brethren/brothers keep the cattle in Sichem? Come, I will send the unto them. He answered: Here am I.)
Wycl Israel seide to Joseph, Thi britheren kepen scheep in Sichymys; come thou, Y schal sende thee to hem.
(Israel said to Yoseph, Thi brethren/brothers kepen sheep in Sichymys; come thou/you, I shall send thee/you to them.)
Luth sprach Israel zu Joseph: Hüten nicht deine Brüder des Viehes in Sichem? Komm, ich will dich zu ihnen senden. Er aber sprach: Hie bin ich!
(sprach Israel to Yoseph: Hüten not your brothers the Viehes in Sichem? Komm, I will you/yourself to to_them senden. He but spoke: Here am ich!)
ClVg dixit ad eum Israël: Fratres tui pascunt oves in Sichimis: veni, mittam te ad eos. Quo respondente,
(dixit to him Israel: Fratres yours pascunt oves in Sichimis: veni, mittam you(sg) to them. Quo respondente, )
37:12-13 It was foolish for Jacob to send Joseph on such a mission, knowing how the brothers felt about him. Joseph obeyed his father by going to find his brothers despite their hatred for him.
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶל יוֹסֵ֗ף
and=he/it_said Yisrael to/towards Yōşēf/(Joseph)
Alternate translation: “So one day Israel said to Joseph,”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
הֲל֤וֹא אַחֶ֨יךָ֙ רֹעִ֣ים
am=not brothers,your pasturing_the_flock
Israel uses a rhetorical question to remind Joseph of something he already knows and to introduce what he wants Joseph to do. Decide the best way to communicate this in your language. Alternate translation: “As you know, your brothers are pasturing our flocks”
בִּשְׁכֶ֔ם
in/on/at/with,Shechem
See how you translated this phrase in verse 12.
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר ל֖וֹ
and=he/it_said to=him/it
Alternate translation: “He responded,” or “He answered him,”
הִנֵּֽנִי
here,I
Alternate translation: “Yes, sir.”