Genesis 37:18
When they saw him in the distance, before he came to them, they conspired against him to kill him.
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19They said one to another, “See, here comes that master-dreamer.
Cross References
Genesis 27:41Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing that his father had given him. Esau said to himself, “My father will soon die; then I will kill Jacob, my brother.”
Genesis 50:20You plotted mischief against me, but God intended it for good, in order to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of the lives of many people.
Psalms 31:13I hear the whispers of many – terror on every side – scheming together against me, plotting to take my life.
Psalms 37:12The wicked plots against the righteous, snarls like a wild animal;
Psalms 94:21They assail the life of the righteous, and innocent blood condemn.
Psalms 109:4My love they requite with hostility, while for them I lift up my prayer.
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 →