Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

When they saw him from a distance and before he came close to them, they plotted against him to put him to death.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

They saw him in the distance, and before he had reached them, they plotted to kill him.

International Standard Version

Now as soon as they saw him approaching from a distance, before he arrived they plotted together to kill him.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

And when they saw him from a distance, even before he came close to them, they plotted to kill him.

Bible in Basic English

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;

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.

Julia Smith Translation

And they will see him from far off and before he will draw near to them, and they will act deceitfully with him, to kill him.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And they saw him from a distance. And before he drew near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And when they saw him afar off before he came at them, they took counsel against him, for to slay him,

NET Bible

Now Joseph's brothers saw him from a distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

And they saw him afar off, - and, ere yet he drew near unto them, they conspired against him, to put him to death.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs 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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
רחק רחוק 
Rachowq 
Usage: 85

קרב 
Qarab 
Usage: 280

מוּת 
Muwth 
Usage: 839

References

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Hastings

Smith

Context Readings

Joseph Sold Into Slavery

17 And the man said, They are departed from here; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren and found them in Dothan. 18 When they saw him from a distance and before he came close to them, they plotted against him to put him to death. 19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer comes;

Cross References

Psalm 37:12

Zain The wicked plots against the just and gnashes upon him with his teeth.

Psalm 37:32

Tzaddi The wicked watches the righteous and seeks to slay him.

Mark 14:1

Two days after was the passover and the days of unleavened bread; and the princes of the priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, that they might kill him.

Acts 23:12

And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together and they vowed under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

1 Samuel 19:1

And Saul spoke to Jonathan, his son, and to all his slaves that they should kill David.

Psalm 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

So that from that day forth they took counsel together to kill him.

Psalm 94:21

They gather themselves together as an army against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent blood.

Psalm 105:25

He turned their heart to hate his people to think evil against his slaves.

Psalm 109:4

They have responded to my love by becoming my adversaries, but I give myself unto prayer.

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 take his inheritance.

Matthew 27:1

When the morning was come, all the princes of the priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death,

Mark 12:7

But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the place shall be ours.

Luke 20:14-15

But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; come, let us kill him that the inheritance may be ours.

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