Genesis 37:17
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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.“They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
In other translations
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.“They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559הָאִישׁha'ishthe manH376נָסְעוּnase'uthey have departedH5265מִזֶּהmizehfrom hereH2088כִּיkiforH3588שָׁמַעְתִּיshama'tiI heard [them]H8085אֹמְרִים'omerimsayingH559נֵלְכָהnelekhahlet us goH1980דֹּתָיְנָהdotayenahDothan towardsH1886וַיֵּלֶךְvaiyelekhand he wentH1980יוֹסֵףyosefJosephH3130אַחַר'acharafterH310אֶחָיו'echavbrothers hisH251וַיִּמְצָאֵםvaiyimtza'emand he found themH4672בְּדֹתָן׃bedotanat DothanH1886
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Related verses
- 2 Kings 6:13And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.So the king said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send men to capture him.” On receiving the report, “Elisha is in Dothan,”
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People and places
People: Joseph
Places: Dothan