Genesis 37:13 - Exposition

And Israel (vide Genesis 32:28 ; Genesis 35:10 ) said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock (literally, Are not thy brethren shepherding? ) in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. Either he was solicitous of the safety of his sons while in the vicinity of Shechem (Lawson), or he hoped to effect a reconciliation between them and Joseph (Candlish). And he ( i.e. Joseph, in response to this invitation, expressed a willingness to undertake a mission to his brethren, and) said to him, Here am I.