Genesis 37:18

And when they saw him merachok (afar off, in the distance), even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to kill him.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 ish said, They are departed from here; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dotan. And Yosef went after his achim, and found them in Dotan.

19And they said one to another, Hinei, this ba'al hachalomot cometh.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:41And Esav hated Ya'akov because of the brocha wherewith aviv made a brocha upon him: and Esav said in his lev, The yemei evel (days of mourning) for avi are at hand; then will I slay Ya'akov achi.

Genesis 50:20But as for you, ye intended ra'ah against me; but Elohim intended it for tovah, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save Am Rav (much people) alive.

Psalms 31:13I am forgotten like a dead man out of mind; 1 I am like a keli oved (broken vessel). 1

Psalms 37:12The rasha plotteth against the tzaddik, 1 and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. 1

Psalms 94:21They band together against the nefesh of the tzaddik, 1 and condemn dahm naki (innocent blood). 1

Psalms 109:4In return for my ahavah they are my adversaries; 1 but I give myself unto tefillah (prayer). 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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