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Genesis 37:20
New English Translation
Genesis 37:20
New English Translation
20 Come now, let’s kill him, throw him into one of the cisterns, and then say that a wild[a] animal ate him. Then we’ll see how his dreams turn out!”[b]
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- Genesis 37:20 tn The Hebrew word can sometimes carry the nuance “evil,” but when used of an animal it refers to a dangerous wild animal.
- Genesis 37:20 tn Heb “what his dreams will be.”
Genesis 37:20
New International Version
Genesis 37:20
New International Version
20 “Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns(A) and say that a ferocious animal(B) devoured him.(C) Then we’ll see what comes of his dreams.”(D)
Genesis 37:20
King James Version
Genesis 37:20
King James Version
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.
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