Genesis 37:18
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Now 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] saw
וַיִּרְא֥וּ (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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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