Genesis 37:20
And now come 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 will see what becomes of his dreams.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
19And they said one to another, Behold, there comes that dreamer!
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 shalt certainly be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thy hand.
1 Kings 13:24and he departed. And a lion met him by the way and slew him; and his corpse was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it; the lion also stood by the corpse.
Psalms 64:5They encourage themselves in an evil matter, they concert to hide snares; 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 27:4Fury is cruel, and anger is outrageous; 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 →