Genesis 37:20
Now then come, let us kill him, and cast him into one of the pits; and we will say, An evil wild beast has devoured him; and we shall see what his dreams will be.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
19And each said to his brother, Behold, that dreamer comes.
Cross References
1 Samuel 24:20And if any one should find his enemy in distress, and should send him forth in a good way, then the Lord will reward him good, as thou hast done this day.
1 Kings 13:24And a lion found him in the way, and slew him; and his body was cast out in the way, and the ass was standing by it, and the lion also was standing by the body.
Psalms 64:5Blessed is he whom thou hast chosen and adopted; he shall dwell in thy courts; we shall be filled with the good things of thy house; thy temple is holy.
Proverbs 1:11If they should exhort thee, saying, Come with us, partake in blood, and let us unjustly hide the just man in the earth:
Proverbs 6:17The eye of the haughty, a tongue unjust, hands shedding the blood of the just;
Proverbs 27:4Wrath is merciless, and anger sharp: but envy can bear nothing.
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 →