Genesis 37:12-20 ▼

12 His brothers had gone to take care of their father's flocks at Shechem.

13 Israel then said to Joseph, |Your brothers are taking care of the flocks at Shechem. I'm going to send you to them.| Joseph responded, |I'll go.|

14 So Israel said, |See how your brothers and the flocks are doing, and bring some news back to me.| Then he sent Joseph away from the Hebron Valley. When Joseph came to Shechem,

15 a man found him wandering around in the open country. |What are you looking for?| the man asked.

16 Joseph replied, |I'm looking for my brothers. Please tell me where they're taking care of their flocks.|

17 The man said, |They moved on from here. I heard them say, 'Let's go to Dothan.' | So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan.

18 They saw him from a distance. Before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.

19 They said to each other, |Look, here comes that master dreamer!

20 Let's kill him, throw him into one of the cisterns, and say that a wild animal has eaten him. Then we'll see what happens to his dreams.|