Genesis 37:18

And when they saw him a farre off, euen before he came neere vnto them, they conspired against him, to slay him.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

When they saw him from a distance and before he came close to them, they plotted against him to put him to death.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
- American Standard Version (1901)

But they saw him when he was a long way off, and before he came near them they made a secret design against him to put him to death;
- Basic English Bible

Now Joseph's brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

And when they saw him from afar, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to put him to death.
- Darby Bible

And when they saw him afar off, be- fore he came nigh them, they thought to kill him.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
- English Revised Version

They saw him afar off, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for Genesis 37:18

37:18 And when they saw him afar off they conspired against him - It was not in a heat, or upon a sudden provocation, that they thought to slay him, but from malice propense, and in cold blood.