Genesis 37:18
Genesis 37:18-20 The Message (MSG)
They spotted him off in the distance. By the time he got to them they had cooked up a plot to kill him. The brothers were saying, “Here comes that dreamer. Let’s kill him and throw him into one of these old cisterns; we can say that a vicious animal ate him up. We’ll see what his dreams amount to.”
Genesis 37:18 King James Version (KJV)
And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
Genesis 37:18 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
When they saw him from a distance and before he came close to them, they plotted against him to put him to death.
Genesis 37:18 New Century Version (NCV)
Joseph’s brothers saw him coming from far away. Before he reached them, they made a plan to kill him.
Genesis 37:18 American Standard Version (ASV)
And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
Genesis 37:18 New International Version (NIV)
But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.
Genesis 37:18 New King James Version (NKJV)
Now when they saw him afar off, even before he came near them, they conspired against him to kill him.
Genesis 37:18 Amplified Bible (AMP)
And when they saw him from a distance, even before he came close to them, they plotted to kill him.
Genesis 37:18 New Living Translation (NLT)
When Joseph’s brothers saw him coming, they recognized him in the distance. As he approached, they made plans to kill him.