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Genesis 37:18
“And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.”
King James Version (KJV)
Genesis 37:18 Context
15And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou? 16And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks. 17And 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. 18And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him. 19And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. 20Come 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. 21And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
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Other Translations
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
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, even before he came near to them, they conspired against him to slay him.
- Webster's Bible
They saw him afar off, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.
- World English Bible
And they see him from afar, even before he draweth near unto them, and they conspire against him to put him to death.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- 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
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, even before he came near to them, they conspired against him to slay him.
- Webster's Bible
They saw him afar off, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.
- World English Bible
And they see him from afar, even before he draweth near unto them, and they conspire against him to put him to death.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
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.