Gen 37:15 | NET2full | STEP | When Joseph reached Shechem , a man found him wandering in the field , so the man asked him, “ What are you looking for ?”

‏ Genesis 37:15

15 When Joseph reached Shechem, ^{▼▼tn Heb “and he [i.e., Joseph] went to Shechem.” The referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity. In Hebrew, these are the last two words of verse 14, but they have been carried over to verse 15 in the NET for stylistic reasons.} a man found him wandering ^{▼▼tn Heb “and a man found him and look, he was wandering in the field.” By the use of וְהִנֵּה (vehinneh, “and look”), the narrator invites the reader to see the action through this unnamed man’s eyes.} in the field, so the man asked him, “What are you looking for?”