Genesis 37:20

Come nowe therefore and let vs slaye hym, and cast hym into some pit, and we wyll say, some naughtie beast hath deuoured hym: and we shall see what wyll come of his dreames.

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In The King James Version

Come 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.

In Context

19For one sayde to another: behold, this notable dreamer commeth.

21When Ruben hearde that, he ryd hym out of their handes, and sayde: let vs not kyll hym.

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Cross References

Proverbs 1:11If they say, come with vs, let vs lay wayte for blood, and lurke priuily for the innocent without a cause:

Proverbs 6:17A proude loke, a lying tongue, handes that shed innocent blood,

Proverbs 27:4Wrath is a cruell thing, and furiousnesse is a very tempest: but who is able to abide enuie?

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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