Other translations
American Standard Version
And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
Darby Bible Translation
And a man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the country; and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
And a man found him there wandering in the field, and asked what he sought.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
And a man found him wandering in the fields. And the man asked him, “What are you seeking?”
God's Word
a man found him wandering around in the open country. "What are you looking for?" the man asked.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
A man found him there, wandering in the field, and asked him, "What are you looking for?""
International Standard Version
a man found him wandering around in a field. So the man asked him, "What are you looking for?"
NET Bible
When Joseph reached Shechem, a man found him wandering in the field, so the man asked him, "What are you looking for?"
New American Standard Bible
A man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field; and the man asked him, "What are you looking for?"
New International Version
a man found him wandering around in the fields and asked him, "What are you looking for?"
New Living Translation
When he arrived there, a man from the area noticed him wandering around the countryside. "What are you looking for?" he asked.
Webster's Bible Translation
And a certain man found him, and behold he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
The World English Bible
A certain man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field. The man asked him, "What are you looking for?"
EasyEnglish Bible
When Joseph arrived near Shechem and he was walking in the fields there, a man met him. He asked Joseph, ‘What are you looking for?’
Young‘s Literal Translation
And a man findeth him, and lo, he is wandering in the field, and the man asketh him, saying, `What seekest thou?'
New Life Version
A man found him walking through a field, and asked him, “What are you looking for?”
The Voice Bible
a man found him wandering around in a field. The man asked him what he was looking for.
Living Bible
A man noticed him wandering in the fields. “Who are you looking for?” he asked.
New Catholic Bible
As Joseph was wandering through the fields, he found a man who asked him, “For whom are you looking?”
Legacy Standard Bible
And a man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field; and the man asked him, “What are you seeking?”
Jubilee Bible 2000
And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field; and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
Christian Standard Bible
A man found him there, wandering in the field, and asked him, “What are you looking for?”
Amplified Bible © 1954
And a certain man found him, and behold, he had lost his way and was wandering in the open country. The man asked him, What are you trying to find?
New Century Version
a man found him wandering in the field and asked him, “What are you looking for?”
The Message
A man met him as he was wandering through the fields and asked him, “What are you looking for?”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
A man met him as he was wandering in the countryside. The man asked him, “What are you looking for?”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
and a man found him wandering in the fields; the man asked him, “What are you seeking?”
Good News Translation®
and was wandering around in the country when a man saw him and asked him, “What are you looking for?”
Wycliffe Bible
and a man found him erring in the field (and a man found him wandering in a field), and the man asked him, what he sought.
Contemporary English Version
and wandering through the fields, when a man asked, “What are you looking for?”
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
And a man found him wandering in the fields; and the man asked him, “What are you seeking?”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
and a man found him wandering in the fields; the man asked him, “What are you seeking?”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
and a man found him wandering in the fields; the man asked him, ‘What are you seeking?’
Common English Bible © 2011
a man found him wandering in the field and asked him, “What are you looking for?”
Amplified Bible © 2015
Now a certain man found Joseph, and saw that he was wandering around and had lost his way in the field; so the man asked him, “What are you looking for?”
English Standard Version Anglicised
And a man found him wandering in the fields. And the man asked him, “What are you seeking?”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
a man came upon him as he was wandering about in the fields. “What are you looking for?” the man asked him.
New American Standard Bible
A man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field; and the man asked him, “What are you looking for?”
The Expanded Bible
a man found him wandering in the field and asked him, “What are you looking for?”
Tree of Life Version
A man found him there, wandering in the field, and the man asked him, “What are you looking for?”
Revised Standard Version
And a man found him wandering in the fields; and the man asked him, “What are you seeking?”
New International Reader's Version
A man found him wandering around in the fields. He asked Joseph, “What are you looking for?”
BRG Bible
And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
Complete Jewish Bible
where a man found him wandering around in the countryside. The man asked him, “What are you looking for?”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
and a man found him wandering in the fields; the man asked him, ‘What are you seeking?’
Orthodox Jewish Bible
And a certain ish found him, and, hinei, he was wandering in the sadeh; and the ish asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
Names of God Bible
a man found him wandering around in the open country. “What are you looking for?” the man asked.
Modern English Version
A certain man found him wandering in the field. The man asked him, “What are you looking for?”
Easy-to-Read Version
At Shechem, Joseph got lost. A man found him wandering in the fields. The man said, “What are you looking for?”
International Children’s Bible
a man found him wandering in the field. He asked Joseph, “What are you looking for?”
Lexham English Bible
And a man found him, and behold, he was wandering about in a field. And the man asked him, “What do you seek?”
New International Version - UK
a man found him wandering around in the fields and asked him, ‘What are you looking for?’