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Genesis 37:18

Envy and jealousyAngerSin

16 And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.

17 And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.

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

19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.

20 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.

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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.
DARBY
And when they saw him from afar, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to put him to death.
BLB
And they saw him from a distance, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.
ÅB
De så ham langt borte, og før han kom nær til dem, la de opp råd om å drepe ham.
OTB
Da de så ham på avstand, før han nådde dem, la de planer om å drepe ham.
B1930
De så ham langt borte, og før han kom nær til dem, la de op råd om å drepe ham.

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Cross references

  • Acts 23:12

    And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

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  • Psalms 37:32

    The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

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  • 1 Samuel 19:1

    And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.

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  • Psalms 37:12

    The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

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  • Mark 14:1

    After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.

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  • Psalms 31:13

    For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

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  • John 11:53

    Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.

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  • Luke 20:14–15

    But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

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