They saw him in the distance, and before he had reached them, they plotted to kill him.
Genesis 49:23 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The archers attacked him, shot at him, and were hostile towards him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The archers have sorely grieved him, And shot at him, and hated him: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Skilled archers have bitterly attacked and sorely worried him; they have shot at him and persecuted him. American Standard Version (1901) The archers have sorely grieved him, And shot at him, and persecuted him: Common English Bible They attacked him fiercely and fired arrows; the archers attacked him furiously. Catholic Public Domain Version But those who held darts, provoked him, and they contend with him, and they envied him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But they that held darts provoked him, and quarrelled with him, and envied him. |
They saw him in the distance, and before he had reached them, they plotted to kill him.
Then they took him and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty, without water.
When Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took Joseph to Egypt.
When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not bring themselves to speak peaceably to him.
Then they said to each other, ‘Obviously, we are being punished for what we did to our brother. We saw his deep distress when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this trouble has come to us.’
Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine beside a spring; its branches climb over the wall.
Yet his bow remained steady, and his strong arms were made agile by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, by the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world.’
strengthening the disciples by encouraging them to continue in the faith and by telling them, ‘It is necessary to go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.’