Genesis 37:13-17 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:14

And he (Jacob) sa id to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren (literally, see the place of thy brethren ) , and well with the flocks (literally, and the peace of the flock ); and bring me word again. So (literally, and ) he sent him out of the vale of Hebron ( vide Genesis 35:27 ), and he same to Shechem —a distance of sixty miles. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:14-15

Joseph leaving home. "Go, I pray thee, see whether," &c.; Joseph left home unexpectedly. He knew not when he left it to seek his brethren that he would never come back again. After a longer journey than he anticipated Joseph finds his brethren. I. Like many leaving home, Joseph MET WITH FAITHFUL GUIDES . There are generally companions, teachers, ministers to help. II. Like many leaving home, Joseph FELL INTO SNARES . He could not help himself. The snares were not such... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:15-16

And a certain man (or simply a man) found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field (obviously seeking some thing or person): and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou? And he said, I seek my brethren: —or, more emphatically, My Brethren I ( sc . am) seeking — tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks —or, Where (are) they shepherding? read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:17

And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan — Dothaim, "the Two ells," a place twelve miles north of Samaria in the direction of the plain of Esdraelon, situated on the great caravan road from Mount Gilead to Egypt, the scene of one of the greatest miracles of Elisha the prophet ( 2 Kings 6:13-18 ), and, though now a deserted ruin, still called by its ancient name. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan. "Just beneath Tell... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 37:1-36

- Joseph Was Sold into Egypt17. דתין dotayı̂n Dothain, “two wells?” (Gesenius)25. נכאת neko't “tragacanth” or goat’s-thorn gum, yielded by the “astragalus gummifer”, a native of Mount Lebanon. צרי tsērı̂y “opobalsamum,” the resin of the balsam tree, growing in Gilead, and having healing qualities. לט loṭ, λῆδον lēdon, “ledum, ladanum,” in the Septuagint στακτή staktē. The former is a gum produced from the cistus rose. The latter is a gum resembling liquid myrrh.36. פוטיפר pôṭı̂yphar... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 37:1-36

37:1-50:26 FAMILY GROWTH AND THE MOVE TO EGYPTJoseph taken to Egypt (37:1-36)God had told Abraham that his descendants would become slaves in a foreign land, and would remain there till Canaan was ready for judgment. Then they would destroy the Canaanites and possess their land (see 15:13-16). The long story of Joseph shows how God was directing events according to his preannounced purposes.Being the father’s favourite, Joseph was not popular with his ten older brothers. He was even less... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 37:13

the flock. With the omission in Genesis 37:12 these words are unnecessary. Shechem. Was Jacob afraid after Genesis 34:25-30 ? read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 37:17

Dothan. On the high road to Egypt for caravans from the East. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 37:12-17

"And his brothers went to feed their father's flock in Shechem. And Israel said unto Joseph, Are not thy brethren feeding the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said unto him, Here am I. 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. And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 37:14

Genesis 37:14. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, &c.— Hebron, where Jacob now dwelt, was at a considerable distance (sixty miles, according to Ainsworth) from Shechem, where Jacob having purchased some lands, ch. Genesis 33:19. his sons, driving their flocks to pasture according to the custom from place to place, came thither to feed them: and Jacob, not having heard of them for some time, began to be solicitous about their welfare, as the remembrance of their behaviour towards the... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:14-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:15-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 37:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 37:1-36

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 37:1-36

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 37:13

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 37:17

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 37:12-17

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 37:14

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