Genesis 37:20
And now, come and let us slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
19And they said one to another, Behold, here comes this man of dreams.
Cross References
1 Samuel 24:20And now, behold, I know that thou wilt surely become king, and that the kingdom of Israel will stand firmly in thy hand.
1 Kings 13:24And when he was gone, a lion met him on the way, and slew him; and his corpse remained cast down on the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the corpse.
Psalms 64:5(64:6) They encourage themselves in an evil plan; they tell secretly of laying snares: they say, Who will see them?
Proverbs 1:11If they should say, Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us watch in concealment for the uselessly innocent;
Proverbs 6:17Haughty eyes, a tongue of falsehood, and hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 27:4Fury hath its cruelty, and anger its overwhelming power; 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 →