Genesis 37:18

And they saw him afar off. And before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

In Context

17And the man said, They are departed from here, for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brothers, and found them in Dothan.

19And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer comes.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:41And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him. And Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand. Then I will kill my brother Jacob.

Genesis 50:20And as for you, ye meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

Psalms 31:13For I have heard the slander of many. Fear [was] on every side, while they took counsel together against me. They devised to take away my life.

Psalms 37:12The wicked man plots against the righteous man, and gnashes upon him with his teeth.

Psalms 94:21They gather themselves together against the soul of a righteous man, and condemn innocent blood.

Psalms 109:4For my love they are my adversaries, but I [make] prayer.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 37:13-23

12 And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem. 13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I. 14 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. 15 And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying,… Read the whole commentary →

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