NET Bible
"Now Joseph’s brothers saw him from a distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him."
— Genesis 37:18, NET Bible
“And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.”
“And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him. ”
“They saw him afar off, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.”
“And when they saw him afar off, before he came nigh them, they thought to kill him:”
“But they saw him when he was a long way off, and before he came near them they made a secret design against him to put him to death;”
“And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.”
When Joseph reached Shechem, a man found him wandering in the field, so the man asked him,“What are you looking for?”
He replied,“I’m looking for my brothers. Please tell me where they are grazing their flocks.”
The man said,“They left this area, for I heard them say,‘Let’s go to Dothan.’” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
Now Joseph’s brothers saw him from a distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.
They said to one another,“Here comes this master of dreams!
Come now, let’s kill him, throw him into one of the cisterns, and then say that a wild animal ate him. Then we’ll see how his dreams turn out!”
When Reuben heard this, he rescued Joseph from their hands, saying,“Let’s not take his life!”