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וַיִּרְא֥וּvayirvand seeרָאָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and see”, the next action in the storyH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…אֹת֖וֹotvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מֵרָחֹ֑קmerachoqfrom of oldרָחוֹקpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “from of old”, the ordinary formH7350remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)(a-) far (abroad, off), long ago, of old, space, great while to come.וּבְטֶ֨רֶם֙uveteremand in beforeטֶרֶםconjunction, preposition, adverb — “and in before”H2962properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or beforebefore, ere, not yet.יִקְרַ֣בyiqravapproachקָרַבverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “approach”, an unfinished actionH7126to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose(cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand, join, be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take.אֲלֵיהֶ֔םaleyhemamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).וַיִּֽתְנַכְּל֥וּvayitnaklvand beguileנָכַלconjunction, verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and beguile”, the next action in the storyH5230to defraud, i.e. act treacherouslybeguile, conspire, deceiver, deal subtilly.אֹת֖וֹotvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).לַהֲמִיתֽוֹlahamitvoto dieמוּתpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to die”, the to-form of the verbH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
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American Standard Version (1901)
And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay 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.
World English Bible
They saw him afar off, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.
Darby Translation
And when they saw him from afar, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to put him to death.
Douay-Rheims
And when they saw him afar off, before he came nigh them, they thought to kill him.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
And they spied him from a distance before he drew nigh to them, and they wickedly took counsel to slay him.
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