Genesis 37:20
and now, come, and we slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and have said, An evil beast has devoured him; and we see what his dreams are.”
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In Context
19And they say to one another, “Behold, this man of the dreams comes;
21And Reuben hears, and delivers him out of their hand, and says, “Let us not strike the life”;
Cross References
1 Samuel 24:20And now, behold, I have known that you certainly reign, and the kingdom of Israel has stood in your hand;
1 Kings 13:24and he goes, and a lion finds him in the way, and puts him to death, and his carcass is cast in the way, and the donkey is standing near it, and the lion is standing near the carcass.
Psalms 64:5They strengthen an evil thing for themselves, || They recount of the hiding of snares, || They have said, “Who looks at it?”
Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come with us, we lay wait for blood, || We watch secretly for the innocent without cause,
Proverbs 6:17High eyes, || False tongues, || And hands shedding innocent blood,
Proverbs 27:4Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, || And who stands 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 →