Genesis 37:20

and now, come, and we slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and have said, An evil beast hath devoured him; and we see what his dreams are.'

Young's Literal Translation

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 say one unto another, 'Lo, this man of the dreams cometh;

21And Reuben heareth, and delivereth him out of their hand, and saith, 'Let us not smite the life;'

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Cross References

1 Samuel 24:20'And, now, lo, I have known that thou dost certainly reign, and the kingdom of Israel hath stood in thy hand;

1 Kings 13:24and he goeth, and a lion findeth him in the way, and putteth him to death, and his carcase is cast in the way, and the ass is standing near it, and the lion is standing near the carcase.

Psalms 64:5They strengthen for themselves an evil thing, They recount of the hiding of snares, They have said, 'Who doth look at it?'

Proverbs 1:11If they say, 'Come with us, we lay wait for blood, We watch secretly for the innocent without cause,

Proverbs 6:17Eyes high — tongues false — And hands shedding innocent blood —

Proverbs 27:4Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, And who standeth 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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