Genesis 37:18

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

Additional Resources

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 37:12 : 12 The wicked plot against the just and gnash at him with their teeth.
  • Ps 37:32 : 32 The wicked watch the righteous, and seek 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 deceit and kill him.
  • Acts 23:12 : 12 And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
  • John 11:53 : 53 Then from that day on, they plotted to put him to death.
  • 1 Sam 19:1 : 1 And Saul spoke 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 my life.
  • Luke 20:14-15 : 14 But when the tenant farmers 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 to them?
  • Ps 94:21 : 21 They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood.
  • Ps 105:25 : 25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal deceitfully with his servants.
  • Ps 109:4 : 4 In return for my love they are my adversaries, but I give myself to prayer.
  • Matt 21:38 : 38 But when the vine dressers saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.
  • Matt 27:1 : 1 When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.
  • Mark 12:7 : 7 But those farmers said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Gen 37:19-20
    2 verses
    84%

    19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer comes.

    20 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.

  • Gen 37:16-17
    2 verses
    82%

    16 And he said, I seek my brothers: tell me, I pray you, where they feed their flocks.

    17 And the man said, They have departed from here; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brothers, and found them in Dothan.

  • Gen 37:2-6
    5 verses
    80%

    2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought their evil report to their father.

    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 colors.

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

    5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers: and they hated him even more.

    6 And he said to them, Listen, I pray you, to this dream which I have dreamed:

  • Gen 37:23
    77%

    23 And it came to pass, when Joseph came to his brothers, that they stripped Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colors that was on him;

  • Gen 42:7-9
    3 verses
    77%

    7 And Joseph saw his brothers, and he recognized them, but made himself strange to them, and spoke roughly to them; and he said to them, Where do you come from? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

    8 And Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.

    9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said to them, You are spies; to see the nakedness of the land you have come.

  • Gen 37:8
    77%

    8 And his brothers said to him, Shall you indeed reign over us? or shall you indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him even more for his dreams, and for his words.

  • Gen 50:15
    76%

    15 And when Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will perhaps hate us, and will certainly repay us all the evil that we did unto him.

  • Gen 37:11-12
    2 verses
    76%

    11 And his brothers envied him; but his father observed the saying.

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

  • Gen 37:27-28
    2 verses
    75%

    27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brothers were content.

    28 Then Midianite merchants passed by; and they drew and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

  • Gen 37:31-33
    3 verses
    75%

    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 colors, and they brought it to their father; and said, This we have found: know now whether it is your son's coat or not.

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

  • Gen 45:4
    75%

    4 And Joseph said to his brothers, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.

  • Ps 105:17
    75%

    17 He sent a man before them, Joseph, who was sold for a servant:

  • Gen 42:14
    74%

    14 And Joseph said to them, That is it that I spoke to you, saying, You are spies:

  • Gen 44:4
    74%

    4 And when they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when you overtake them, say to them, Why have you repaid evil for good?

  • Gen 44:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14 And Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house; for he was still there: and they fell before him on the ground.

    15 And Joseph said to them, What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that such a man as I can certainly divine?

  • Gen 42:23
    72%

    23 And they did not know that Joseph understood them; for he spoke to them by an interpreter.

  • Acts 7:9
    72%

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

  • Gen 46:28
    72%

    28 And he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to direct him to Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.

  • Gen 42:29
    72%

    29 And they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan, and told him all that had happened to them; saying,

Created by Digify•Powered by SQLExpert
© 2025 Bibelvers. All rights reserved.