12. Soon after this, Joseph’s brothers went to pasture their father’s flocks at Shechem.
13. When they had been gone for some time, Jacob said to Joseph, “Your brothers are pasturing the sheep at Shechem. Get ready, and I will send you to them.”“I’m ready to go,” Joseph replied.
14. “Go and see how your brothers and the flocks are getting along,” Jacob said. “Then come back and bring me a report.” So Jacob sent him on his way, and Joseph traveled to Shechem from their home in the valley of Hebron.
15. When he arrived there, a man from the area noticed him wandering around the countryside. “What are you looking for?” he asked.
16. “I’m looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Do you know where they are pasturing their sheep?”
17. “Yes,” the man told him. “They have moved on from here, but I heard them say, ‘Let’s go on to Dothan.’” So Joseph followed his brothers to Dothan and found them there.