Genesis 37:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a wild animal devoured him. Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams."

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Come now therefore, and let us kill him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast has devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, An evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    come now and let us sley him and cast him in to some pytt and let vs saye that sonne wiked beast hath deuoured him and let us see what his dreames wyll come to.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    come on, and let vs sley him, & cast him in a pytt, and saye: a wicked beast hath deuoured him: the shal it be sene, what his dreames are.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Come now therefore, and let vs slay him, and cast him into some pitte, and wee will say, A wicked beast hath deuoured him: then wee shall see, what will come of his dreames.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Come nowe therefore and let vs slaye hym, and cast hym into some pit, and we wyll say, some naughtie beast hath deuoured hym: and we shall see what wyll come of his dreames.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Come now therefore, and let's kill him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, 'An evil animal has devoured him.' We will see what will become of his dreams."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and now, come, and we slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and have said, An evil beast hath devoured him; and we see what his dreams are.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, And evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, An evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Let us now put him to death and put his body into one of these holes, and we will say, An evil beast has put him to death: then we will see what becomes of his dreams.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Come now therefore, and let's kill him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, 'An evil animal has devoured him.' We will see what will become of his dreams."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Come now, let’s kill him, throw him into one of the cisterns, and then say that a wild animal ate him. Then we’ll see how his dreams turn out!”

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 24:20 : 20 When a man finds his enemy, does he let him go unharmed? May the LORD reward you with good for what you have done for me today.
  • 1 Sam 26:2 : 2 So Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, taking three thousand select men of Israel with him to search for David in the wilderness of Ziph.
  • 1 Kgs 13:24 : 24 As he was traveling, a lion met him on the road and killed him. His body was thrown on the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it.
  • 2 Kgs 2:24 : 24 He turned around, saw them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. Then two bears came out of the forest and mauled forty-two of the boys.
  • Ps 64:5 : 5 They shoot from hiding places at the innocent; they shoot suddenly, without fear.
  • Prov 1:11-12 : 11 If they say, 'Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without cause;' 12 Like Sheol, we will swallow them alive, whole, like those who go down to the pit;
  • Prov 1:16 : 16 For their feet run to evil; they hasten to shed blood.
  • Prov 6:17 : 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
  • Prov 10:18 : 18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
  • Prov 27:4 : 4 Wrath is cruel and anger is a flood, but who can stand before jealousy?
  • Prov 28:13 : 13 The one who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will find mercy.
  • Matt 2:2-9 : 2 They asked, 'Where is the newborn King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.' 3 When King Herod heard this, he was deeply troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 He called together all the chief priests and scribes of the people and asked them where the Christ was to be born. 5 They replied, 'In Bethlehem of Judea, because this is what was written by the prophet: 6 'And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you will come a ruler who will shepherd My people Israel.' 7 Then Herod secretly called the magi and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. 8 He sent them to Bethlehem and said, 'Go and search carefully for the child. When you find Him, report back to me so that I too may go and worship Him.' 9 After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and behold, the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they were overjoyed with great emotion. 11 Entering the house, they saw the child with Mary His mother, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 12 And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another route. 13 After they departed, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, 'Get up, take the child and His mother, and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to destroy Him.' 14 So Joseph got up, took the child and His mother during the night, and departed for Egypt. 15 They stayed there until the death of Herod, to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: 'Out of Egypt I called My Son.' 16 Then Herod, realizing that he had been deceived by the magi, became furious. He sent orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had determined from the magi.
  • Matt 27:40-42 : 40 'You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!' 41 In the same way, the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked Him, saying, 42 'He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.
  • Mark 15:29-32 : 29 Those who passed by were hurling insults at Him, shaking their heads and saying, 'Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, 30 'save Yourself by coming down from the cross!' 31 In the same way, the chief priests and scribes were mocking Him among themselves, saying, 'He saved others, but He cannot save Himself! 32 'Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!' Even those who were crucified with Him also insulted Him.
  • John 3:12 : 12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
  • John 12:10-11 : 10 So the chief priests planned to kill Lazarus as well, 11 because many of the Jews were leaving them and believing in Jesus because of him.
  • Acts 4:16-18 : 16 They said, 'What are we to do with these men? For it is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a notable sign has been performed through them, and we cannot deny it.' 17 But to prevent this from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them not to speak to anyone in this name again. 18 So they called them and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.
  • Titus 3:3 : 3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Gen 37:18-19
    2 verses
    85%

    18They saw him from a distance, and before he reached them, they conspired to kill him.

    19They said to one another, "Look, here comes the dreamer!"

  • Gen 37:21-24
    4 verses
    81%

    21But Reuben heard this and tried to rescue him from their hands. He said, "Let us not take his life."

    22Reuben also said to them, "Do not shed any blood. Throw him into this pit here in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him." He said this intending to rescue him from their hands in order to return him to his father.

    23So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the ornate robe he was wearing.

    24Then they took him and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it.

  • Gen 37:4-11
    8 verses
    78%

    4But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all of them, they hated him and could not speak peaceably to him.

    5One time Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.

    6Joseph said to them, "Please listen to this dream I had.

    7"We were binding sheaves in the field when suddenly my sheaf stood up and remained upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine."

    8His brothers said to him, "Do you really think you will reign over us? Will you actually rule us?" And they hated him even more for his dreams and his words.

    9Then Joseph had another dream and told it to his brothers. He said, "Look, I had another dream, and this time the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me."

    10When he told the dream to his father and brothers, his father rebuked him, asking, "What kind of dream is this that you have had? Will I, your mother, and your brothers really come and bow down to the ground before you?"

    11His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.

  • Gen 37:26-33
    8 verses
    78%

    26Judah said to his brothers, "What profit is there if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?

    27Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him. After all, he is our brother, our own flesh." His brothers agreed.

    28When the Midianite merchants passed by, they pulled Joseph up out of the pit and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they took Joseph to Egypt.

    29When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes.

    30He went back to his brothers and said, "The boy is gone! What am I going to do?"

    31Then they took Joseph's tunic, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the tunic in the blood.

    32They sent the ornate tunic to their father and said, "We found this. Please examine it to see whether it is your son's tunic or not."

    33He recognized it and said, "It is my son's tunic! A wild animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces."

  • Prov 1:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11If they say, 'Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without cause;'

    12Like Sheol, we will swallow them alive, whole, like those who go down to the pit;

  • Gen 42:20-22
    3 verses
    74%

    20Then bring your youngest brother to me, so that your words may be verified, and you will not die.' And they did so.

    21They said to one another, 'Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw the anguish of his soul when he begged us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.'

    22Reuben replied to them, 'Didn't I tell you not to sin against the boy, but you wouldn't listen? Now his blood is being demanded from us.'

  • Gen 50:15
    74%

    15When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, 'What if Joseph holds a grudge against us and repays us for all the evil we did to him?'

  • Gen 42:37
    72%

    37Then Reuben said to his father, 'You may put both of my sons to death if I do not bring him back to you. Entrust him to my care, and I will bring him back.'

  • Gen 42:9
    72%

    9Then Joseph remembered the dreams he had dreamed about them, and he said to them, 'You are spies! You have come to see the weakness of the land.'

  • Gen 41:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11'We both had dreams on the same night, each with its own meaning.'

    12'And there with us was a young Hebrew man, a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams, and he interpreted them for us, giving each of us the meaning of his dream.'