Genesis 37:18
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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- 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
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- John 11:53Rank 6 from verse 18
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- 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?
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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.
37:17And 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.
37:18And 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.