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Genesis 37:20

Now, therefore, come! let us slay him and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say A cruel beast, hath devoured him,—And let us see what will become of his dreams.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

19And they said each man unto his brother, Lo! that master of dreams yonder, coming in!

21And Reuben heard it, and rescued him out of their hand, and said Let us not smite him, so as to take his life!

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Cross References

1 Samuel 24:20Now, therefore, lo! I know that thou, shalt indeed become king,—and that the kingdom of Israel, shall be established in thy hand.

1 Kings 13:24And, when he had gone, there met him a lion by the way, and slew him,—and his dead body was cast out in the way, and, the ass, was standing near it, and, the lion, was standing near the dead body.

Psalms 64:5They strengthen for them a wicked word, They talk of hiding snares, They have said, Who can see them?

Proverbs 1:11If they say—Come with us,—Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us watch in secret for him who is needlessly innocent;

Proverbs 6:17Eyes that are lofty, a tongue that is false, and hands shedding innocent blood;

Proverbs 27:4The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can stand before, 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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