Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

New American Standard Bible

A man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field; and the man asked him, “What are you looking for?”

King James Version

And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

Holman Bible

A man found him there, wandering in the field, and asked him, “What are you looking for?”

International Standard Version

When Joseph reached Shechem, a man found him wandering around in a field. So the man asked him, "What are you looking for?"

A Conservative Version

And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field. And the man asked him, saying, What do thou seek?

Amplified

Now a certain man found Joseph, and saw that he was wandering around and had lost his way in the field; so the man asked him, “What are you looking for?”

Bible in Basic English

And a man saw him wandering in the country, and said to him, What are you looking for?

Darby Translation

And a man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the country; and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

Julia Smith Translation

And a man will find him, and behold, he wandered in the field. And the man will ask him, saying, What wilt thou seek?

King James 2000

And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seek you?

Lexham Expanded Bible

And a man found him, and behold, he was wandering about in a field. And the man asked him, "What do you seek?"

Modern King James verseion

And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field. And the man asked him, saying, What are you looking for?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And a certain man found him wandering out of his way in the field, and asked him what he sought.

NET Bible

When Joseph reached Shechem, a man found him wandering in the field, so the man asked him, "What are you looking for?"

New Heart English Bible

A certain man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field. The man asked him, "What are you looking for?"

The Emphasized Bible

And a man found him, and to! he was wandering about in the field, so the man asked him saying - What seekest thou?

Webster

And a certain man found him, and behold he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

World English Bible

A certain man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field. The man asked him, "What are you looking for?"

Youngs Literal Translation

And a man findeth him, and lo, he is wandering in the field, and the man asketh him, saying, 'What seekest thou?'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And a certain man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

מצא 
Matsa' 
Usage: 455

and, behold, he was wandering
תּעה 
Ta`ah 
Usage: 50

in the field
שׂדי שׂדה 
Sadeh 
Usage: 333

and the man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

שׁאל שׁאל 
Sha'al 
Usage: 172

References

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Hastings

Context Readings

Joseph Sold Into Slavery By His Brothers

14 And he said to him, Go now, see whether it is well with thy brethren, and well with the flock; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. 15 And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou? 16 And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding the flock .


Cross References

Genesis 21:14

And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and gave her the child, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.

Judges 4:22

And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will show thee the man whom thou seekest. And he came unto her; and, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the tent-pin was in his temples.

2 Kings 6:19

And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. And he led them to Samaria.

John 1:38

And Jesus turned, and beheld them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? And they said unto him, Rabbi (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), where abideth thou?

John 4:27

And upon this came his disciples; and they marvelled that he was speaking with a woman; yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why speakest thou with her?

John 18:4

Jesus therefore, knowing all the things that were coming upon him, went forth, and saith unto them, Whom seek ye?

John 18:7

Again therefore he asked them, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.

John 20:15

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou hast borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

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