Genesis 37:18
“And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Genesis 37:18 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und sie sahen ihn von ferne; und ehe er ihnen nahte, da ersannen sie gegen ihn den Anschlag, ihn zu töten.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y como ellos lo vieron de lejos, antes que cerca de ellos llegara, proyectaron contra él para matarle.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E quando eles o viram de longe, antes que perto deles chegasse, tramaram contra ele para matar-lhe.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Eles o viram de longe e, antes que ele se aproximasse, conspiraram contra ele para matá-lo.
📖 Genesis 37:18 in Context
16And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
17And 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.
18And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
19And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
20Come 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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