Genesis 37:15
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And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?a man found him wandering in the field and asked, “What are you looking for?”
In other translations
And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?a man found him wandering in the field and asked, “What are you looking for?”
Hebrew words
וַיִּמְצָאֵהוּvaiyimtza'ehuand he found himH4672אִישׁ'isha manH376וְהִנֵּהvehinehand there!H2009תֹעֶהto'eh[he was] wanderingH8582בַּשָּׂדֶהbasadehin the open countryH7704וַיִּשְׁאָלֵהוּvaiyish'alehuand he asked himH7592הָאִישׁha'ishthe manH376לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559מַה־mah-what?H4100תְּבַקֵּשׁ׃tevakeshare you seekingH1245
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