Genesis 37:12-20 ▼

12 Some time later, his brothers left to tend their father's flock in Shechem.

13 And Israel instructed Joseph, |Your brothers are tending the flock in Shechem. Come here, because I'm going to send you to them.| |Here I am!| he responded.

14 |Go and see how things are with your brothers,| Israel ordered him. |And see how things are with the flock. Bring back a report for me.| Then he sent Joseph from the valley of Hebron. When Joseph reached Shechem,

15 a man found him wandering around in a field. So the man asked him, |What are you looking for?|

16 |I'm searching for my brothers,| he responded. |Tell me, where are they tending the flock?|

17 |They've already left,| the man answered. |I heard them saying that they were headed to Dothan.| So Joseph followed his brothers to Dothan and found them there.

18 Now as soon as they saw him approaching from a distance, before he arrived they plotted together to kill him.

19 |Look!| they said. |Here comes the Dream Master!

20 Come on! Let's kill him and toss him into one of the cisterns. Then we'll report that some wild animal devoured him and wait to see what becomes of his dreams!|