Genesis 37:20

“Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

In Context

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

21When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue Joseph from their hands. “Let us not take his life,” he said.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 24:20Now I know for sure that you will be king and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hands.

1 Kings 13:24As he went on his way, a lion met him on the road and killed him, and his body was left lying in the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it.

Psalms 64:5They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.

Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,

Proverbs 6:17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

Proverbs 27:4Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand 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 →

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