Genesis 37:20
Come now therefore, and let us kill him, and cast him into one of the pits. And we will say, An evil beast has devoured him. And we shall see what will become of his dreams.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
19And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer comes.
21And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life.
Cross References
1 Samuel 24:20And now, behold, I know that thou shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thy hand.
1 Kings 13:24And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and killed him. And his body was cast in the way, and the donkey stood by it. The lion also stood by the body.
Psalms 64:5They encourage themselves in an evil purpose. They converse of laying snares secretly. They say, Who will see them?
Proverbs 1:11If they say, Come with us. Let us lay wait for blood. Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause.
Proverbs 6:17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 27:4Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming, but who is able to stand before jealousy?
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 →