Genesis 37:20
Come on, let us kill him, and throw him into one of the pits, and then we will say, ‘A fierce beast has devoured him’; and we will see what will become of his dreams!”
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In Context
19They said one to another, “See, here comes that master-dreamer.
21Rueben, however, when he heard it, saved him from their hands by saying, “Let us not take his life.”
Cross References
Psalms 64:5They strengthen their wicked purpose, they tell of the snares they have hidden, they say to themselves, “Who can see?”
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 →