Genesis 37:18

In 11 translations

BSB

Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.

KJV

And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

WEB

They saw him afar off, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.

ASV

And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

LSV

And they see him from afar, even before he draws near to them, and they conspire against him to put him to death.

YLT

And they see him from afar, even before he draweth near unto them, and they conspire against him to put him to death.

DBY

And when they saw him from afar, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to put him to death.

DRC

And when they saw him afar off, before he came nigh them, they thought to kill him.

GNV

And when they sawe him a farre off, euen before he came at them, they conspired against him for to slay him.

JPS

And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

LXXE

And they spied him from a distance before he drew nigh to them, and they wickedly took counsel to slay him.

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WLC

וַיִּרְא֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ מֵרָחֹ֑ק וּבְטֶ֨רֶם֙ יִקְרַ֣ב אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּֽתְנַכְּל֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ לַהֲמִיתֽוֹ׃

LXX-Br

Προεῖδον δὲ αὐτὸν μακρόθεν πρὸ τοῦ ἐγγίσαι αὐτὸν πρὸς αὐτούς· καὶ ἐπονηρεύοντο τοῦ ἀποκτεῖναι αὐτόν.

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• Acts 23:12When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
• Psalms 37:32Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
• Psalms 37:12The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
• 1 Samuel 19:1Then Saul ordered his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Jonathan delighted greatly in David,
• Mark 14:1Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.
• Psalms 31:13For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
• John 11:53So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.
• Matthew 27:1When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.
• Matthew 21:38But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
• Luke 20:14–15But when the tenants saw the son, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will…
• Mark 12:7But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
• Psalms 109:4In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
• Psalms 105:25whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants.
• Psalms 94:21They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

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