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Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Joseph,אֶל יוֹסֵף“Are notהֲלוֹאyour brothersאַחֶיךָpasturing the flockרֹעִיםat Shechem?בִּשְׁכֶםCome,לְכָהand I will send youוְאֶשְׁלָחֲךָto them.”אֲלֵיהֶםHe saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“Here I am.”הִנֵּנִי
Genesis 37:13
Study it in the app“Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flock at Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them.” He said to him, “Here I am.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 37:13, word by word
- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears- your brothersאַחֶיache
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “ache” appears- pasturing the flockרֹעִיםroim
graze
To tend a flock, or eat grass.
Where else “roim” appears- at Shechemשְׁכֶםshechem
Shechem
See it on the mapWhere else “shechem” appears- Comeלְכָlecha
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lecha” appears- and I will send youאֶשְׁלָחֲeshlaach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “eshlaach” appears
Places in this verse
Shechem
Today: Tell Balata ruins, near Nablus, West Bank
A city in the hills of central Israel, between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, about 30 miles (50 km) north of Jerusalem.
Abram came there when he entered Canaan, and God promised him the land (Gen 12:6-7). Joshua gathered all Israel there to renew the covenant (Josh 24:1).
The context
12His brothers went to pasture their father’s flock at Shechem.
13 · This verse (above)
14He said to him, “Go, please, see the welfare of your brothers and the welfare of the flock, and bring back word to me.” So he sent him from the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
To study Genesis 37 in a group
1. What it says
What did the brothers do to Joseph, and what did they tell Jacob (vv. 23-33)?
2. What it means
What reasons did the brothers have for hating Joseph (vv. 3-4, 8)?
3. How I live it
How do you handle envy when someone receives more attention than you?