"And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him." — Genesis 37:18

Genesis 37:18 · KJV

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

— Genesis 37:18

And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.

Verse 19

And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. {dreamer: Heb. master of dreams}

Genesis 37 — Context

And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed {their flocks}.

And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.

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

And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. {dreamer: Heb. master of dreams}

Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

Cross References

Acts 23:12

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. {under a curse: or, with an oath of execration}

Psalms 37:12

The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. {plotteth: or, practiseth}

1 Samuel 19:1

And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.

Psalms 37:32

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

Mark 14:1

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.

Psalms 31:13

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.

John 11:53

Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.

Matthew 21:38

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.