And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
And he said to him, 'Go, please check on your brothers and see how the flocks are doing, then come back and tell me.' So he sent him from the valley of Hebron, and Joseph went to Shechem.
Jacob is sending his son Joseph to check on his other sons who are shepherding the family's flocks and report back on how everyone is doing.
📚 Historical Context
This verse occurs when Jacob's sons were grazing their father's flocks far from home near Shechem, a distance of about 50 miles from Hebron. Jacob was concerned about his sons and livestock, so he sent his favored son Joseph to check on them. This journey would lead to Joseph being sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, setting in motion the events that would eventually bring the entire family to Egypt.
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