Genesis 37:18

Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.

Berean Standard Bible

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

17“They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan.

19“Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:41Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

Genesis 50:20As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.

Psalms 31:13For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.

Psalms 37:12The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,

Psalms 94:21They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

Psalms 109:4In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of 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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