The older sons were tending the flocks up north near Shechem, where they had recently made bitter enemies.
Saudara - saudaranya sedang menggembalakan ternak mereka di daerah utara dekat Syikhem, di mana mereka belum lama ini menimbulkan masalah besar. Wajarlah jika Yakub mengkhawatirkan putra - putranya.