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They sawוַיִּרְאוּhimאֹתוֹfrom afar,מֵרָחֹקand beforeוּבְטֶרֶםhe came nearיִקְרַבto them,אֲלֵיהֶםthey plottedוַיִּתְנַכְּלוּagainst himאֹתוֹto kill him.לַהֲמִיתוֹ
Genesis 37:18
Study it in the app“They saw him from afar, and before he came near to them, they plotted against him to kill him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 37:18, word by word
- They sawיִּרְאוּyiru
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yiru” appears- from afarרָחֹקrachok
far
To be far, at a great distance from a place or someone.
Where else “rachok” appears- and beforeטֶרֶםterem
not yet, before
Not yet; before.
Where else “terem” appears- he came nearיִקְרַבyikrav
come near
To come near to someone or something.
Where else “yikrav” appears- they plottedיִּתְנַכְּלוּyitnaklu
plot, deal deceitfully
Plot against someone, act with deceit.
Where else “yitnaklu” appears- to kill himהֲמִיתhamit
kill
To kill someone.
Where else “hamit” appears
The context
17The man said, “They have set out from here, for I heard them saying, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
18 · This verse (above)
19They said to one another, “Look, here comes this dreamer!
To study Genesis 37 in a group
1. What it says
What did the brothers do to Joseph, and what did they tell Jacob (vv. 23-33)?
2. What it means
What reasons did the brothers have for hating Joseph (vv. 3-4, 8)?
3. How I live it
How do you handle envy when someone receives more attention than you?