Genesis 37:18
Strong's Lexicon
Now [Joseph’s brothers] saw
וַיִּרְא֥וּ (way·yir·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7200: 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be caused to see, be shown 1e2) to be exhibited to 1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face

him
אֹת֖וֹ (’ō·ṯōw)
Direct object marker | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

in the distance,
מֵרָחֹ֑ק (mê·rā·ḥōq)
Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7350: adj 1) remote, far, distant, distant lands, distant ones 1a) of distance, time n m 2) distance 2a) from a distance (with prep)

and before
וּבְטֶ֙רֶם֙ (ū·ḇə·ṭe·rem)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 2962: 1) before, not yet, before that

he arrived,
יִקְרַ֣ב (yiq·raḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7126: 1) to come near, approach, enter into, draw near 1a) (Qal) to approach, draw near 1b) (Niphal) to be brought near 1c) (Piel) to cause to approach, bring near, cause to draw near 1d) (Hiphil) to bring near, bring, present

אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם (’ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

they plotted
וַיִּֽתְנַכְּל֥וּ (way·yiṯ·nak·kə·lū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5230: 1) to be deceitful, be crafty, be knavish 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be knavish 1a2) deceiver (participle) 1b) (Piel) to beguile 1c) (Hithpael) to act craftily, act knavishly, deal knavishly

אֹת֖וֹ (’ō·ṯōw)
Direct object marker | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

to kill him.
לַהֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ (la·hă·mî·ṯōw)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4191: 1) to die, kill, have one executed 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to die 1a2) to die (as penalty), be put to death 1a3) to die, perish (of a nation) 1a4) to die prematurely (by neglect of wise moral conduct) 1b) (Polel) to kill, put to death, dispatch 1c) (Hiphil) to kill, put to death 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be killed, be put to death 1d1a) to die prematurely

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.

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.

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

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 Bible
And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.

New Living Translation
When Joseph's brothers saw him coming, they recognized him in the distance. As he approached, they made plans to kill him.

English Standard Version
They saw him from afar, and before he came near to them they conspired against him to kill him.

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

Holman Christian Standard 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.

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

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

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.
















Cross References
Mark 14:1
After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.

John 11:53
Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.

Acts 23:12
And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

Genesis 37:19
And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.

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.

Psalm 37:12
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

Psalm 37:32
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 37:17
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.

Genesis 37:16
And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.

Genesis 37:15
And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
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