Genesis 37:18 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

They saw him from a distance. Before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

But they saw him when he was a long way off, and before he came near them they made a secret design against him to put him to death;

DBY:

And when they saw him from afar, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to put him to death.

ERV:

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

JPS:

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

WBS:

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

WEB:

They saw him afar off, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.

YLT:

And they see him from afar, even before he draweth near unto them, and they conspire against him to put him to death.

Genesis 37:18 Cross References

XREF:

Psalm 31:13 For I have heard the slander of many, Terror is on every side; While they took counsel together against me, They schemed to take away my life.

Psalm 37:12 The wicked plots against the righteous And gnashes at him with his teeth.

Psalm 37:32 The wicked spies upon the righteous And seeks to kill him.

Mark 14:1 Now the Passover and Unleavened Bread were two days away; and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to seize Him by stealth and kill Him;

John 11:53 So from that day on they planned together to kill Him.

Acts 23:12 When it was day, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

37:18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they (g) conspired against him to slay him.
(g) The Holy Spirit does not cover the faults of men, as vain writers do, who make virtues out of vices.

WES:

37:18 And when they saw him afar off they conspired against him - It was not in a heat, or upon a sudden provocation, that they thought to slay him, but from malice propense, and in cold blood.

MHC:

37:12-22 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 on further; but this laid rankling in their hearts, till they resolved on his death. God has all hearts in his hands. Reuben had most reason to be jealous of Joseph, for he was the first-born; yet he proves his best friend. God overruled all to serve his own purpose, of making Joseph an instrument to save much people alive. Joseph was a type of Christ; for though he was the beloved Son of his Father, and hated by a wicked world, yet the Father sent him out of his bosom to visit us in great humility and love. He came from heaven to earth to seek and save us; yet then malicious plots were laid against him. His own not only received him not, but crucified him. This he submitted to, as a part of his design to redeem and save us.

CONC:

Afar Close Conspire Conspired Death Design Distance Draweth Kill Plotted Reached Secret Slay

Afar Close Conspire Conspired Death Design Distance Draweth Kill Plotted Reached Secret Slay Way

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