Genesis 37:17-21
New American Standard Bible
18When they saw him from a distance, and before he came closer to them, they plotted against him to put him to death.
19They said to one another, 'Here comes this dreamer!
20Now then, come and let’s kill him, and throw him into one of the pits; and we will say, ‘A vicious animal devoured him.’ Then we will see what will become of his dreams!'
21But Reuben heard this and rescued him out of their hands by saying, 'Let’s not take his life.'
King James Version
Chapter 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. 18And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him. 19And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. 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. 21And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.Christian Standard Bible
18They saw him in the distance, and before he had reached them, they plotted to kill him.
19They said to one another, "Oh, look, here comes that dream expert!
20So now, come on, let's kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal ate him. Then we'll see what becomes of his dreams! "
New Living Translation
18When Joseph’s brothers saw him coming, they recognized him in the distance. As he approached, they made plans to kill him.
19Here comes the dreamer!' they said.
20Come on, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns. We can tell our father, ‘A wild animal has eaten him.’ Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams!'
English Standard Version
18They saw him from afar, and before he came near to them they conspired against him to kill him.
19They said to one another, “Here comes this dreamer.
20Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. Then we will say that a fierce animal has devoured him, and we will see what will become of his dreams.”
21But when Reuben heard it, he rescued him out of their hands, saying, “Let us not take his life.”
New International Version
Chapter 37
17They have moved on from here,' the man answered. 'I heard them say, 'Let's go to Dothan.'' So Joseph went after his brothers and found them near Dothan. 18But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.New King James Version
18Now when they saw him afar off, even before he came near them, they conspired against him to kill him.
19Then they said to one another, “Look, this dreamer is coming!
20Come therefore, let us now kill him and cast him into some pit; and we shall say, ‘Some wild beast has devoured him.’ We shall see what will become of his dreams!”