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Genesis 37:18–19

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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.
And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
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  1. Acts 23:12Rank 1 from verse 18
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    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.

  2. 1 Samuel 19:1Rank 2 from verse 18
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    1AND Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.

  3. Mark 14:1Rank 3 from verse 18
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    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.

  4. Psalms 37:12Rank 4 from verse 18
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    12The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

  5. Psalms 37:32Rank 5 from verse 18
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    32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

From verse 19

  1. Genesis 28:12Rank 1 from verse 19
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    12And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

  2. Genesis 37:11Rank 2 from verse 19
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    11And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

  3. Genesis 37:5Rank 3 from verse 19
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    5¶ And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

  4. Genesis 49:23Rank 4 from verse 19
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    23The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:

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Genesis 37:18

COMBINED MEANING

afar

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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

COMBINED MEANING

even

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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before

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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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against

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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

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Genesis 37:19

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another

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1. In "one another" and like reciprocal or distributive constructions, each the other, or one in relation to the other or others. 2. One other, one more, or a different or additional person or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

behold

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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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.

18And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

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

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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.

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