Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNow Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him. Young's Literal Translation And they see him from afar, even before he draweth near unto them, and they conspire against him to put him to death. King James Bible And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him. Hebrew Now [Joseph’s brothers] sawוַיִּרְא֥וּ (way·yir·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7200: To see him אֹת֖וֹ (’ō·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case in the distance, מֵרָחֹ֑ק (mê·rā·ḥōq) Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7350: Remote, of place, time, precious and before וּבְטֶ֙רֶם֙ (ū·ḇə·ṭe·rem) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Adverb Strong's 2962: Non-occurrence, not yet, before he arrived, יִקְרַ֣ב (yiq·raḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7126: To come near, approach they plotted וַיִּֽתְנַכְּל֥וּ (way·yiṯ·nak·kə·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5230: To be crafty, deceitful or knavish to kill him. לַהֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ (la·hă·mî·ṯōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill |