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A manאִישׁfound him,וַיִּמְצָאֵהוּand look,וְהִנֵּהhe was wanderingתֹעֶהin the field;בַּשָּׂדֶהand the manהָאִישׁasked him,וַיִּשְׁאָלֵהוּsaying,לֵאמֹר“Whatמַהare you seeking?”תְּבַקֵּשׁ
Genesis 37:15
Study it in the app“A man found him, and look, he was wandering in the field; and the man asked him, saying, “What are you seeking?””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 37:15, word by word
- A manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- found himיִּמְצָאֵyimtsae
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “yimtsae” appears- he was wanderingתֹעֶהtoe
wander, go astray
Wander, go astray, be lost; in the causative form, make wander, lead astray.
Where else “toe” appears- in the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade
field
The open country: "the beasts of the field".
Where else “sade” appears- asked himיִּשְׁאָלֵyishale
ask
To ask a question.
Where else “yishale” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- are you seekingתְּבַקֵּשׁtevakesh
seek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “tevakesh” appears
The context
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.
15 · This verse (above)
16He said, “I am seeking my brothers. Please tell me where they are pasturing the flock.”
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?