10. When he told his father and his brothers, his father rebuked him, saying, “What is this dream that you had? Will I, your mother, and your brothers really come and bow down to you?”
11. His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what Joseph said.
12. When his brothers had gone to graze their father’s flocks near Shechem,
13. Israel said to Joseph, “Your brothers are grazing the flocks near Shechem. Come, I will send you to them.” “I’m ready,” Joseph replied.
14. So Jacob said to him, “Go now and check on the welfare of your brothers and of the flocks, and bring me word.” So Jacob sent him from the valley of Hebron.
15. When Joseph reached Shechem, a man found him wandering in the field, so the man asked him, “What are you looking for?”
16. He replied, “I’m looking for my brothers. Please tell me where they are grazing their flocks.”
17. The man said, “They left this area, for I heard them say, ‘Let’s go to Dothan.’” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
18. Now Joseph’s brothers saw him from a distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.