Genesis 37:12
Good News Translation
One day when Joseph's brothers had gone to Shechem to take care of their father's flock,

New Revised Standard Version
Now his brothers went to pasture their father’s flock near Shechem.

Contemporary English Version
One day when Joseph's brothers had taken the sheep to a pasture near Shechem,

New American Bible
One day, when his brothers had gone to pasture their father’s flocks at Shechem,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when his brethren abode in Sechem, feeding their father's flocks,

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And when his brethren abode in Sechem, feeding their father's flocks,

in Shechem.

Genesis 37:1 And Jacob dwelt in the land of Chanaan, wherein his father sojourned.

Genesis 33:18 And he passed over to Salem, a city of the Sichemites, which is in the land of Chanaan, after he returned from Mesopotamia of Syria: and he dwelt by the town.

Genesis 34:25-31 And behold the third day, when the pain of the wound was greatest: two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, the brothers of Dina, taking their swords, entered boldly into the city and slew all the men. . . .

Context
Joseph Sold by His Brothers
12And when his brethren abode in Sechem, feeding their father's flocks,13Israel said to him: Thy brethren feed the sheep in Sichem: come, I will send thee to them. And when he answered:…
Cross References
Genesis 37:11
His brethren therefore envied him: but his father considered the thing with himself.

Genesis 37:13
Israel said to him: Thy brethren feed the sheep in Sichem: come, I will send thee to them. And when he answered:

Jeremiah 41:5
There came some from Sichem, and from Silo, and from Samaria, fourscore men, with their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and mourning: and they had offerings and incense in their hand, to offer in the house of the Lord.

Genesis 37:11
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