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Genesis 37

Gen. 37:18 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And when they saw
ra'ah (Hebrew #7200)
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
KJV usage: advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X surely, X think, view, visions.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
him afar off
rachowq (Hebrew #7350)
from 7368; remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)
KJV usage: (a-)far (abroad, off), long ago, of old, space, great while to come.
Pronounce: raw-khoke'
Origin: or rachoq {raw-khoke'}
, even before he came near
qarab (Hebrew #7126)
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
KJV usage: (cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand, join, be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take.
Pronounce: kaw-rab'
Origin: a primitive root
unto them, they conspired
nakal (Hebrew #5230)
to defraud, i.e. act treacherously
KJV usage: beguile, conspire, deceiver, deal subtilly.
Pronounce: naw-kal'
Origin: a prim root
f against him to slay
muwth (Hebrew #4191)
causatively, to kill
KJV usage: X at all, X crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), X must needs, slay, X surely, X very suddenly, X in (no) wise.
Pronounce: mooth
Origin: a primitive root: to die (literally or figuratively)
him.

Cross References

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conspired.
1 Sam. 19:1• 1And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David. (1 Sam. 19:1)
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Psa. 31:13• 13For I have heard the slander of many;{HR}Fear [is] round about when they consult together against me;{HR}They have devised to take my life. (Psa. 31:13)
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Psa. 37:12,32• 12The wicked [man] deviseth evil against the righteous [man]{HR}And gnasheth his teeth upon him.
32The wicked [man] lieth in wait for the righteous [one]{HR}And seeketh to kill him.
(Psa. 37:12,32)
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Psa. 94:21• 21They gather themselves against the soul of the righteous,{HR}And condemn the innocent blood. (Psa. 94:21)
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Psa. 105:25• 25He turned their heart, to hate his people,{HR}To deal craftily with his servants. (Psa. 105:25)
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Psa. 109:4• 4For my love they are mine adversaries,{HR}And I [am for] prayer. (Psa. 109:4)
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Matt. 21:38• 38But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, and get his inheritance. (Matt. 21:38)
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Matt. 27:1• 1{i}And when it was morning all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus so that they might put him to death.{/i} (Matt. 27:1)
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Mark 12:7• 7But those husbandmen said to one another, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours. (Mark 12:7)
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Mark 14:1• 1{i}Now the Passover and the [feast of] unleavened bread was after two days. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might seize him{/i} by craft and kill him. (Mark 14:1)
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Luke 20:14‑15• 14But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may become ours.
15And having cast him forth out of the vineyard they killed [him]. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do to them?
(Luke 20:14‑15)
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John 11:53• 53From that day therefore they consulted that they might kill him. (John 11:53)
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Acts 23:12• 12And when it was day the Jews, having made a combination, put themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. (Acts 23:12)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And when they saw him from afar, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to put him to death.

W. Kelly Translation

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And they saw him afar off, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to slay him.