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Genesis 37:18

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

Darby Translation

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 have removed from this; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them at Dothan.

19And they said one to another, Behold, there comes that dreamer!

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Cross References

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

Genesis 50:20Ye indeed meant evil against me: God meant it for good, in order that he might do as [it is] this day, to save a great people alive.

Psalms 31:13For I have heard the slander of many terror on every side when they take counsel together against me: they plot to take away my life.

Psalms 37:12The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth his teeth against him.

Psalms 94:21They band together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood.

Psalms 109:4For my love they are mine adversaries; but I [give myself unto] 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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