Genesis 37:12-17

12When his brothers had gone to graze their father’s flocks near Shechem,

13Israel said to Joseph, “Your brothers are grazing the flocks near Shechem. Come, I will send you to them.” “I’m ready,” Joseph replied.

14So Jacob said to him, “Go now and check on the welfare of your brothers and of the flocks, and bring me word.” So Jacob sent him from the valley of Hebron.

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

16He replied, “I’m looking for my brothers. Please tell me where they are grazing their flocks.”

17The man said, “They left this area, for I heard them say, ‘Let’s go to Dothan.’” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan.