Genesis 37:16–18
And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
And he said, I seeke my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feede their flockes.
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.
And the man said, They are departed hence: for I heard them say, Let vs goe to Dothan. And Ioseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
And when they saw him a farre off, euen before he came neere vnto them, they conspired against him, to slay him.
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From verse 16
- Luke 19:10Rank 1 from verse 16
- Song of Solomon 1:7Rank 2 from verse 16
7Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?
7Tell me, (O thou whom my soule loueth) where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flocke to rest at noone: for why should I be ‖as one that turneth aside by the flockes of thy companions?
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From verse 18
- Acts 23:12Rank 1 from verse 18
12And 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.
12And when it was day, certaine of the Iewes banded together, and bound themselues vnder ‖a curse, saying, that they would neither eate nor drinke till they had killed Paul.
- 1 Samuel 19:1Rank 2 from verse 18
1AFTER 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.
1¶ After *two dayes was the feast of the Passeouer, and of vnleauened bread: and the chiefe Priests, and the Scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.
- Psalms 37:12Rank 4 from verse 18
- Psalms 37:32Rank 5 from verse 18
- John 11:53Rank 6 from verse 18
- Psalms 31:13Rank 7 from verse 18
- Luke 20:14–15Rank 8 from verse 18
14But 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.
15So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?
14But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselues, saying, This is y e heire, come, let vs kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
15So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard doe vnto them?
- Matthew 21:38Rank 10 from verse 18
- Matthew 27:1Rank 11 from verse 18
- Psalms 105:25Rank 12 from verse 18
- Psalms 109:4Rank 13 from verse 18
- Psalms 94:21Rank 14 from verse 18
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Genesis 37:16
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.
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1. To speak, relate, declare, report, inform, explain, reveal, recount, or make known. 2. To know, discern, or determine, especially in 'cannot tell' or 'who can tell.' 3. To count, number, or enumerate.
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Sense 1: To ask, beseech, request, or entreat. Sense 2: To make requests or supplications to God, or address him in worship.
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Sense 1: To give or take food; to nourish, tend, or graze. Sense 2: Food for animals.
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Genesis 37:17
1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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1. Left, went away, or moved from a place or person. 2. Ceased to remain, was removed, disappeared, or passed away. 3. Turned or separated from a way, practice, allegiance, or relationship. 4. Left earthly life or this world.
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1. From this place; away from here. 2. From this source or cause. 3. Of time, from now.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.
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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.
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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.
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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.
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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.
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1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.
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1. Discovered or obtained. 2. Established or founded.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Genesis 37:18
Sense 1: At or from a great distance. Sense 2: Figuratively, remote, estranged, or absent.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.
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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.
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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
To kill or put to death.
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37:15¶ And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
37:15¶ And a certaine man found him, and behold, hee was wandring in the field, and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
37:16And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
37:16And he said, I seeke my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feede their flockes.
Selected passage37:17And 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.
37:17And the man said, They are departed hence: for I heard them say, Let vs goe to Dothan. And Ioseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
Selected passage37:18And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
37:18And when they saw him a farre off, euen before he came neere vnto them, they conspired against him, to slay him.
Selected passage37:19And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
37:19And they said one to another, Behold, this †dreamer commeth.
37:20Come 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.
37:20Come now therefore, and let vs slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some euill beast hath deuoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreames.
37:21And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
37:21And *Reuben heard it, and he deliuered him out of their hands, and said; Let vs not kill him.
37:22And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
37:22And Reuben saide vnto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wildernesse, and lay no hand vpon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliuer him to his father againe.