King James Version (KJV)
Genesis 37:18
“And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.”
Verse in context — Genesis 37
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And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed [their flocks].
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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.
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And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
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And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
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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.
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The book of beginnings, describing creation, humanity’s fall, God’s promises, and the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph).
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