Genesis 37:18

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 37:18

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

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

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Genesis 37

¹⁶ “I am looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”

¹⁷ “They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan.

¹⁸ Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.

¹⁹ “Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another.

²⁰ “Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”

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