Genesis 37:18
King James Version (KJV)
And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
In context
16 And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
17 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.
18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
20 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.
Genesis 37:18 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
- WEB World English Bible
- They saw him afar off, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And they see him from afar, even before he draweth near unto them, and they conspire against him to put him to death.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And when they saw him from afar, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to put him to death.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near to them, they conspired against him to slay him.