Common English Bible

Genesis 37:10-15 Common English Bible (CEB)

10. When he described it to his father and brothers, his father scolded him and said to him, "What kind of dreams have you dreamed? Am I and your mother and your brothers supposed to come and bow down to the ground in front of you?"

11. His brothers were jealous of him, but his father took careful note of the matter.

12. Joseph’s brothers went to tend their father’s flocks near Shechem.

13. Israel said to Joseph, "Aren’t your brothers tending the sheep near Shechem? Come, I’ll send you to them."And he said, "I’m ready."

14. Jacob said to him, "Go! Find out how your brothers are and how the flock is, and report back to me."So Jacob sent him from the Hebron Valley. When he approached Shechem,

15. a man found him wandering in the field and asked him, "What are you looking for?"