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Genesis 37:13
New English Translation
Genesis 37:13
New English Translation
13 Israel said to Joseph, “Your brothers[a] are grazing the flocks near Shechem. Come, I will send you to them.” “I’m ready,”[b] Joseph replied.[c]
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- Genesis 37:13 tn The text uses an interrogative clause: “Are not your brothers,” which means “your brothers are.”
- Genesis 37:13 sn With these words Joseph is depicted here as an obedient son who is ready to do what his father commands.
- Genesis 37:13 tn Heb “and he said, ‘Here I am.’” The referent of the pronoun “he” (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity, and the order of the introductory clause and the direct discourse has been rearranged for stylistic reasons.
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