Translations
Modern
“They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And the man said, “They have journeyed from this place. For I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” And Joseph went after his brothers and he found them in Dothan.
Latin
Dixitque ei vir: Recesserunt de loco isto: audivi autem eos dicentes: Eamus in Dothain. Perrexit ergo Joseph post fratres suos, et invenit eos in Dothain.
Original
Hebrew
English
“They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
Notes
The brothers traveled over a wide area. Shechem was about 80 kilometers (about 50 miles) from Hebron. Dothan was another 24 kilometers (15 miles) beyond Shechem.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Joseph sold to Egyptc. 1728 BC
Parallels
People
Joseph: Son of Jacob, ruler in Egypt
Places
Dothan: A place where Joseph found his brothers and was sold
Glossary
Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Dothan Dreams Genesis, Book of Jacob Keturah Midian, Midianite Palestine Patriarchs, Period of the Travel