18They saw him afar off, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.


In Context

15 A certain man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field. The man asked him, |What are you looking for?|

16 He said, |I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are feeding the flock.|

17 The man said, |They have left here, for I heard them say, 'Let us go to Dothan.'| Joseph went after his brothers, and found them in Dothan.

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

19 They said one to another, |Behold, this dreamer comes.

20 Come now therefore, and let's kill him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, 'An evil animal has devoured him.' We will see what will become of his dreams.|

Genesis 37:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

37:18And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

37:18But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

37:18And when they saw him afar off, be- fore he came nigh them, they thought to kill him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

37:18And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:18And when they saw him from afar, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to put him to death.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

37:18And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:18And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near to them, they conspired against him to slay him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

37:18And they see him from afar, even before he draweth near unto them, and they conspire against him to put him to death.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

37:18And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near to them, they conspired against him to slay him.