Study it in the app“The man said, “They have set out from here, for I heard them saying, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan.”
The manהָאִישׁsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“They have set outנָסְעוּfrom here,מִזֶּהforכִּיI heardשָׁמַעְתִּיthem saying,אֹמְרִים‘Let us goנֵלְכָהto Dothan.’”דֹּתָיְנָהSo Josephוַ יוֹסֵףwentיֵּלֶךְafterאַחַרhis brothersאֶחָיוand found themוַיִּמְצָאֵםat Dothan.בְּדֹתָן
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsset out
To break camp and set out for another place.
Where else “nasu” appearshear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shamati” appearsgo along
To accompany someone on the way, to go along with him.
Where else “nelcha” appearsDothan
Dothan, a place north of Shechem on the caravan route to Egypt.
Where else “dotayna” appearsJoseph
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” appearsbrother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “echay” appearsfind
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “yimtsae” appears16He said, “I am seeking my brothers. Please tell me where they are pasturing the flock.”
17 · This verse (above)
18They saw him from afar, and before he came near to them, they plotted against him to kill him.
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?
