Genesis 37:17 Explained in Context

Verse 12. ¹² And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.

Verse 13. ¹³ And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.

Verse 14. ¹⁴ And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

Verse 15. ¹⁵ And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

Verse 16. ¹⁶ And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.

Verse 17. ¹⁷ 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.