Genesis 37:18

And they spied him from a distance before he drew nigh to them, and they wickedly took counsel to slay him.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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

17And the man said to him, They have departed hence, for I heard them saying, Let us go to Dothan; and Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.

19And each said to his brother, Behold, that dreamer comes.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:41And Esau was angry with Jacob because of the blessing, with which his father blessed him; and Esau said in his mind, Let the days of my father’s mourning draw nigh, that I may slay my brother Jacob.

Genesis 50:20Ye took counsel against me for evil, but God took counsel for me for good, that the matter might be as it is today, and much people might be fed.

Psalms 37:12My friends and my neighbors drew near before me, and stood still; 1 And my nearest of kin stood afar off. 1

Psalms 109:4The Lord swore, and will not repent, 1 Thou art a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek. 1

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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