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 37:18 - King James Version - American Edition And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 And when they saw him far off, even before he came near to them, they conspired to kill him. American Standard Version (1901) And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him. Common English Bible They saw Joseph in the distance before he got close to them, and they plotted to kill him. Catholic Public Domain Version 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 And when they saw him afar off, before he came nigh them, they thought to kill him. |
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.
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.
But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilely with his servants.
For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.
Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.
And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.