Chuàngshìjì 37:20

20 Lái ba . wǒmen jiāng tā shā le , diū zaì yī gè kēng lǐ , jiù shuō yǒu è shòu bǎ tā chī le . wǒmen qiĕ kàn tāde mèng jiānglái zĕnmeyàng .

Chuàngshìjì 37:20 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 37:20

Come now therefore, and let us slay him
Agree to do it, and actually do it:

and cast him into some pit;
or, "one of the pits" ^F19, which were near, and were dug for the collection of rainwater, as was usual in those countries where water was scarce:

and we will say, some evil beast hath devoured him;
which would seem plausible, since wild beasts were frequent in those parts, as lions and bears, see ( 1 Kings 13:24 ) ( 2 Kings 2:24 ) ;

and we shall see what will become of his dreams;
who will be the lord then, and reign, and have the dominion, he or we.

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FOOTNOTES:

F19 (twrbh dxab) "in unam cisternarum", Pagninus, Montanus, Drusius; "in unam ex cisternis istis", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "in unam fovearum", Schmidt.

Chuàngshìjì 37:20 In-Context

18 Tāmen yuǎn yuǎn dì kànjian tā , chèn tā hái méiyǒu zǒu dào gēnqián , dàjiā jiù tóng móu yào haì sǐ tā ,

19 Bǐcǐ shuō , nǐ kàn . nà zuòmèng de lái le .

20 Lái ba . wǒmen jiāng tā shā le , diū zaì yī gè kēng lǐ , jiù shuō yǒu è shòu bǎ tā chī le . wǒmen qiĕ kàn tāde mèng jiānglái zĕnmeyàng .

21 Liúbiàn tīngjian le , yào jiù tā tuōlí tāmende shǒu , shuō , wǒmen bùkĕ haì tāde xìngméng .

22 Yòu shuō , bùkĕ liú tāde xiĕ , kĕyǐ bǎ tā diū zaì zhè yĕdì de kēng lǐ , bùkĕ xià shǒu haì tā . Liúbiàn de yìsi shì yào jiù tā tuōlí tāmende shǒu , bǎ tā guī hái tāde fùqin .