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Genesis 37:17

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← Genesis 37:16	Genesis 37:17 (KJV)	Genesis 37:18 →
And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed [their flocks].	And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.	And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And the man^H376 said^H559, They are departed^H5265 hence^H2088; for I heard^H8085 them say^H559, Let us go^H3212 to Dothan^H1886. And Joseph^H3130 went^H3212 after^H310 his brethren^H251, and found^H4672 them in Dothan^H1886.

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Original Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר הָאִישׁ נָסְעוּ מִזֶּה כִּי שָׁמַעְתִּי אֹמְרִים נֵלְכָה דֹּתָיְנָה וַיֵּלֶךְ יֹוסֵף אַחַר אֶחָיו וַיִּמְצָאֵם בְּדֹתָן׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר	va/i.Yo.mer	H559	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he said
הָ/אִישׁ֙	ha./'Ish	H376	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ man
נָסְע֣וּ	na.se.'U	H5265	HVqp3cp	they have departed
מִ/זֶּ֔ה	mi./Zeh	H2088	HR/Pdxms	from/ here
כִּ֤י	ki	H3588	HC	for
שָׁמַ֨עְתִּי֙	sha.Ma'.ti	H8085	HVqp1cs	I heard (them)
אֹֽמְרִ֔ים	'o.me.Rim	H559	HVqrmpa	saying
נֵלְכָ֖ה	ne.le.Khah	H3212	HVqh1cp	let us go
דֹּתָ֑יְנָ/ה	do.Ta.ye.na/h	H1886	HNp/Sd	Dothan/ towards
וַ/יֵּ֤לֶךְ	va/i.Ye.lekh	H3212	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he went
יוֹסֵף֙	yo.Sef	H3130	HNp	Joseph
אַחַ֣ר	'a.Char	H310	HR	after
אֶחָ֔י/ו	'e.Cha/v	H251	HNcmpc/Sp3ms	brothers/ his
וַ/יִּמְצָאֵ֖/ם	va/i.yim.tza.'E/m	H4672	HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp	and/ he found/ them
בְּ/דֹתָֽן	be./do.Tan	H1886	HR/Np	at/ Dothan

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H251 — אָח (ʼâch, awkh): a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father)); another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.
• H310 — אַחַר (ʼachar, akh-ar'): from אָחַר; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses); after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.
• H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.
• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H1886 — דֹּתָן (Dôthân, do'-thawn): or (Aramaic dual) דֹּתַיִן; (Genesis 37:17), of uncertain derivation; Dothan, a place in Palestine; Dothan. h
• H2088 — זֶה (zeh, zeh): a primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that; he, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus, very, which. Compare זֹאת, זֹה, זוֹ, זוּ.
• H3130 — יוֹסֵף (Yôwçêph, yo-safe'): future of יָסַף; let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites; Joseph. Compare יְהוֹסֵף.
• H3212 — יָלַךְ (yâlak, yaw-lak'): a primitive root (compare הָלַךְ); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses); [idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, [idiom] be weak.
• H4672 — מָצָא (mâtsâʼ, maw-tsaw'): a primitive root; properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present; [phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with), [idiom] occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
• H5265 — נָסַע (nâçaʻ, naw-sah'): a primitive root; properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourney; cause to blow, bring, get, (make to) go (away, forth, forward, onward, out), (take) journey, march, remove, set aside (forward), [idiom] still, be on his (go their) way.
• H8085 — שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ, shaw-mah'): a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• Dothan — 2 Kings 6:13

Reciprocal references (1): Matthew 10:36

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: DOTHAN, HOME
• Nave’s: DOTHAN

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