Genesis 37:18

King James Version 1611 (Original)

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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  • Ps 37:12 : 12 The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
  • Ps 37:32 : 32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
  • Mark 14:1 : 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.
  • Acts 23:12 : 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.
  • John 11:53 : 53 Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.
  • 1 Sam 19:1 : 1 And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.
  • Ps 31:13 : 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.
  • Luke 20:14-15 : 14 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. 15 So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?
  • Ps 94:21 : 21 They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
  • Ps 105:25 : 25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.
  • Ps 109:4 : 4 For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.
  • Matt 21:38 : 38 But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
  • Matt 27:1 : 1 When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
  • Mark 12:7 : 7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.

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  • Gen 37:19-20
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    19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.

    20 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.

  • Gen 37:16-17
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    16 And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.

    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.

  • Gen 37:2-6
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    2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.

    3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.

    4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

    5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

    6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

  • Gen 37:23
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    23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;

  • Gen 42:7-9
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    7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

    8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

    9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

  • Gen 37:8
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    8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.

  • Gen 50:15
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    15 And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.

  • Gen 37:11-12
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    11 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

    12 And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.

  • Gen 37:27-28
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    27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.

    28 Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

  • Gen 37:31-33
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    31 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;

    32 And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no.

    33 And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.

  • Gen 45:4
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    4 And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.

  • Ps 105:17
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    17 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:

  • Gen 42:14
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    14 And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:

  • Gen 44:4
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    4 And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?

  • Gen 44:14-15
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    14 And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.

    15 And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?

  • Gen 42:23
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    23 And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.

  • Acts 7:9
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    9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

  • Gen 46:28
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    28 And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.

  • Gen 42:29
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    29 And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,