Commentary on Genesis John Calvin
COMMENTARY ON GENESIS
15. And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
15. Porro invenit eum vir, et ecce errabat in agro: interrogavit autem eum vir ille, dicendo, Quid quaeris?
16. And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks
16. Et dixit, Fratres meos ego quaero, nuntia, obsecro, mihi, ubi ipsi pascant.
17. And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
17. Et dixit vir ille, Profecti sunt hinc: audivi enim eos dicentes, Eamus in Dothan. Et perrexit Joseph post fratres suos, et invenit eos in Dothan.
18. And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
18. Et viderunt eum e longinquo: et antequam appropinquaret eis, machinati sunt contra eum ut interimerent eum.
19. And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
19. Ac dicebat alter alteri, Ecce, magister ille somniorum venit.
20. Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
20. Nune igitur venite, et occidamus illum, et projiciamus eum in unam e cisternis: et dicemus, Bestia mala devoravit eum: et videbinus quid erunt somnia ejus.
21. And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
21. Et audivit Reuben, et eripuit eum e manu eorum, et dixit, Ne percutiamus eum in anima.