Genesis 37:18
And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.In other versions
And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
ASV
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;
BBE
And when they saw him from afar, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to put him to death.
DBY
They saw him afar off, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.
WEB
And they see him from afar, even before he draweth near unto them, and they conspire against him to put him to death.
YLT
And when they saw him far off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
ENG
And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near to them, they conspired against him to slay him.
WBT
Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.
BSB
In context
16And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
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.