They saw him in the distance, and before he had reached them, they plotted to kill him.
Genesis 50:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said to one another, ‘If Joseph is holding a grudge against us, he will certainly repay us for all the suffering we caused him.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Perhaps now Joseph will hate us and will pay us back for all the evil we did to him. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible When Joseph’s brothers realized that their father was now dead, they said, “What if Joseph bears a grudge against us, and wants to pay us back seriously for all of the terrible things we did to him?” Catholic Public Domain Version Now that he was dead, his brothers were afraid, and they said to one another: "Perhaps now he may remember the injury that he suffered and requite us for all the evil that we did to him." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now he being dead, his brethren were afraid, and talked one with another: Lest perhaps he should remember the wrong he suffered, and requite us all the evil that we did to him. |
They saw him in the distance, and before he had reached them, they plotted to kill him.
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.
After Joseph buried his father, he returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone with him to bury his father.
So they sent this message to Joseph, ‘Before he died your father gave a command:
The wicked flee when no one is pursuing them, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
‘I will put anxiety in the hearts of those of you who survive in the lands of their enemies. The sound of a wind-driven leaf will put them to flight, and they will flee as one flees from a sword, and fall though no one is pursuing them.
They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts. Their consciences confirm this. Their competing thoughts either accuse or even excuse them