New International Version
Genesis 37:18
18But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.
Genesis 37:18 in other versions
- 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They saw him from afar, and before he came near to them they conspired against him to kill him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now when they saw him afar off, even before he came near them, they conspired against him to kill him.
- New Living Translation (NLT)When Joseph’s brothers saw him coming, they recognized him in the distance. As he approached, they made plans to kill him.
Context of Genesis 37:18
16He replied, “I’m looking for my brothers. Can you tell me where they are grazing their flocks?” 17“They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let’s go to Dothan.’ ” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them near Dothan. But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him. 19“Here comes that dreamer!” they said to each other. 20“Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns and say that a ferocious animal devoured him. Then we’ll see what comes of his dreams.”
Read all of Genesis 37Genesis 37:18 word by word
וַיִּרְא֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ מֵרָחֹ֑ק וּבְטֶ֙רֶם֙ יִקְרַ֣ב אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּֽתְנַכְּל֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ לַהֲמִיתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Genesis 37:18
- 1 Samuel 19:1Saul told his son Jonathan and all the attendants to kill David. But Jonathan had taken a great liking to David
- Psalms 31:13For I hear many whispering, “Terror on every side!” They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
- Psalms 37:12The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them;
- Psalms 94:21The wicked band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
- Psalms 105:25whose hearts he turned to hate his people, to conspire against his servants.
- Psalms 109:4In return for my friendship they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
- Matthew 21:38“But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and take his inheritance.’
- Matthew 27:1Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people made their plans how to have Jesus executed.
- Mark 12:7“But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
- Mark 14:1Now the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were scheming to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.
- Luke 20:14“But when the tenants saw him, they talked the matter over. ‘This is the heir,’ they said. ‘Let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
- John 11:53So from that day on they plotted to take his life.
- Acts 23:12The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
Commentaries on Genesis 37:18
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-36Verses 1-36 - Joseph Was Sold into Egypt 17. דתין dotayı̂n Dothain, “two wells?” (Gesenius) 25. נכאת neko't “tragacanth” or goat‘s-thorn gum, yielded by the “astragalus gummifer”, a native of Mount Lebanon. צרי tsērı̂y “opobalsamum,” the resin of the balsam tree, growing in Gilead, and having healing qualities. לט loṭ ͂ lēdon “ledum, ladanum,” in the Septuagint ́ staktē The former is a gum produced from the cistus rose. The latter is a gum resembling…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-22Verses 12-22 How readily does Joseph wait his father's orders! Those children who are best beloved by their parents, should be the most ready to obey them. See how deliberate Joseph's brethren were against him. They thought to slay him from malice aforethought, and in cold blood. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer, 1Jo 3:15. The sons of Jacob hated their brother because their father loved him. New occasions, as his dreams and the like, drew them…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-20When Joseph's brothers saw him coming, they plotted to kill … that dreamer and stop his dreams. Earlier, they had unjustly killed the men of Shechem to avenge their sister (chapter 34). Now, in the region of Shechem, they plotted to unjustly kill their own brother out of jealousy.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. when they saw him afar off--on the level grass field, where they were watching their cattle. They could perceive him approaching in the distance from the side of Shechem, or rather, Samaria.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 37
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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