Genesis 37:18 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And they see him from afar, even before he draweth near unto them, and they conspire against him to put him to death.

English ASV

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

English Amplified

And when they saw him far off, even before he came near to them, they conspired to kill him.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And when they saw him far off, even before he came near to them, they conspired to kill him.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

They saw him in the distance, and before he had reached them, they plotted to kill him.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

Joseph's brothers recognized him while he was still far away. Before he reached them, they decided on a way to kill him.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Joseph's brothers saw him coming from far away. They decided to make a plan to kill him.

They saw him from afar, and before he came near to them they conspired against him to ki i him.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

They saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted against him and decided to kill him.

English God's Word - GW 1995

When Joseph's brothers saw him coming, they recognized him in the distance and made plans to kill him.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

They saw him in the distance, and before he had reached them, they plotted to kill him.

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

And they saw him from a distance, and before he came close to them, they plotted against him to put him to death.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

When they saw him some distance away, before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

When they saw him from a distance and before he came close to them, they plotted against him to put him to death.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

They noticed him from a distance, and before he came up to them, they plotted to kill him.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Now Joseph’s brothers saw him from a distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

But they saw him a long way off. Before he reached them, they made plans to kill him.

English NIV

But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.

English NKJ 1982

Now when they saw him afar off, even before he came near them, they conspired against him to kill him.

English NLT

When Joseph's brothers saw him coming, they recognized him in the distance and made plans to kill him.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

They saw him from a distance, and before he came near to them, they conspired to kill him.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

As he was still a long distance away, the brothers recognized him by his robe, and by the time he reached them, they had plotted together to kill him.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

But when they saw him coming, recognizing him in the distance, they decided to kill him!

English Tyndale 1537

And when they saw him afar off before he came at them, they took counsel(councell) against him, for to slay him,

Genesis 37:18 — Compare Translations