Genesis 37:18 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁸ And they saw him from a distance, and before he came near them, they plotted against him, to kill 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.

Genesis 37:18 Cross References

Genesis 27:41

And Ě

Genesis 37:19

And they said to each other, “See, this master of dreams is coming!

Genesis 50:15

And when Yosĕ

Genesis 50:20

“And you, you intended evil against me, but Elohim intended it for good, in order to do it as it is this day, to keep a great many people alive.

Psalm 105:25

He turned their heart to hate His people, To conspire against His servants.

Psalm 109:4

In return for my love they accuse me, While I am in prayer.

Psalm 31:13

For I hear the evil report of many; Fear is from all around; When they take counsel together against me, They plot to take away my life.

Psalm 31:14

But I, I have put my trust in You, O יהוה ; I have said, “You are my Elohim.”

Psalm 37:12

The wrong plots against the righteous, And gnashes his teeth at him.

Psalm 37:32

The wrong one is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to slay him.

Psalm 94:21

They band together against the life of the righteous, And declare innocent blood wrong.

Matthew 21:38

“But when the farmers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and let us possess his inheritance.’

Matthew 27:1

And morning having come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against יהושע, so as to put Him to death.

Mark 12:7

“But those farmers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.’

Mark 14:1

Now the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread was after two days. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to take Him through treachery and put Him to death.

John 11:53

So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.

Acts 23:12

And when it became day, some of the Yehuḏ

1 Samuel 19:1

And Sha’ul spoke to Yonathan his son and to all his servants, to put Dawiḏ