Genesis 37:20
Come 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.
Context
This verse from Genesis Chapter 37 connects to 10 cross-references. Jacob's favoritism toward Joseph, symbolized by the ornamented coat, stirs his brothers' hatred; Joseph's dreams of sheaves and stars bowing to him intensify their resentment. The brothers throw Joseph into a pit and sell him to Ishmaelite traders for twenty …
Other Translations
Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, An evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
and now, come, and we slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and have said, An evil beast hath devoured him; and we see what his dreams are.'
Let us now put him to death and put his body into one of these holes, and we will say, An evil beast has put him to death: then we will see what becomes of his dreams.
Cross References
Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, …
And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be …
And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast …
And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. And there came …
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: