Genesis 37:18 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ And when they saw him far off, even before he came near to them, they conspired to kill him.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

¹⁸ They saw Joseph in the distance before he got close to them, and they plotted to kill him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ And, when they had seen him from afar, before he approached them, they decided to kill him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁸ And when they saw him afar off, before he came nigh them, they thought to kill him.

Genesis 37:18 Cross References

Genesis 27:41

And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

Genesis 37:19

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

Genesis 50:15

And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, It may be that Joseph will hate us, and will fully requite us all the evil which we did unto him.

Genesis 50:20

And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

Psalm 105:25

He turned their heart to hate his people, To deal subtilly with his servants.

Psalm 109:4

For my love they are my adversaries: But I give myself unto prayer.

Psalm 31:13

For I have heard the defaming of many, Terror on every side: While they took counsel together against me, They devised to take away my life.

Psalm 31:14

But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.

Psalm 37:12

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

Psalm 37:32

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

Psalm 94:21

They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, And condemn the innocent blood.

Matthew 21:38

But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take his inheritance.

Matthew 27:1

Now when morning was come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

Mark 12:7

But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.

Mark 14:1

Now after two days was the feast of the passover and the unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him with subtilty, and kill him:

John 11:53

So from that day forth they took counsel that they might put him to death.

Acts 23:12

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

1 Samuel 19:1

And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should slay David. But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David.