Genesis 37:20
Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say: An evil beast hath devoured him; and we shall see what will become of his dreams.'
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
19And they said one to another: 'Behold, this dreamer cometh.
21And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand; and said: 'Let us not take his life.'
Cross References
1 Samuel 24:20(24-21) And now, behold, I know that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thy hand.
1 Kings 13:24And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him; and his carcass was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it; the lion also stood by the carcass.
Psalms 64:5(64-6) They encourage one another in an evil matter; they converse of laying snares secretly; they ask, who would see them.
Proverbs 1:11If they say: 'Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us lurk for the innocent without cause;
Proverbs 6:17Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;
Proverbs 27:4Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; 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 →