Genesis 37:18
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And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.
In other translations
And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.
Hebrew words
וַיִּרְאוּvaiyir'uand they sawH7200אֹתוֹ'oto<obj.> himH853מֵרָחֹקmerachokfrom a distanceH7350וּבְטֶרֶםuveteremand just beforeH2962יִקְרַבyikravhe drew nearH7126אֲלֵיהֶם'aleihemto themH413וַיִּתְנַכְּלוּvaiyitnakeluand they dealt deceptively withH5230אֹתוֹ'oto<obj.> himH853לַהֲמִיתוֹ׃lahamitoto kill himH4191
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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