15 And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

Other Translations of Genesis 37:15

New International Version

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

English Standard Version

15 And a man found him wandering in the fields. And the man asked him, "What are you seeking?"

The Message

15 A man met him as he was wandering through the fields and asked him, "What are you looking for?"

New King James Version

15 Now a certain man found him, and there he was, wandering in the field. And the man asked him, saying, "What are you seeking?"

New Living Translation

15 When he arrived there, a man from the area noticed him wandering around the countryside. "What are you looking for?" he asked.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 37:15

Commentary on Genesis 37:12-22

(Read Genesis 37:12-22)

How readily does Joseph wait his father's orders! Those children who are best beloved by their parents, should be the most ready to obey them. See how deliberate Joseph's brethren were against him. They thought to slay him from malice aforethought, and in cold blood. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer, 1 John 3:15. The sons of Jacob hated their brother because their father loved him. New occasions, as his dreams and the like, drew them on further; but this laid rankling in their hearts, till they resolved on his death. God has all hearts in his hands. Reuben had most reason to be jealous of Joseph, for he was the first-born; yet he proves his best friend. God overruled all to serve his own purpose, of making Joseph an instrument to save much people alive. Joseph was a type of Christ; for though he was the beloved Son of his Father, and hated by a wicked world, yet the Father sent him out of his bosom to visit us in great humility and love. He came from heaven to earth to seek and save us; yet then malicious plots were laid against him. His own not only received him not, but crucified him. This he submitted to, as a part of his design to redeem and save us.