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Genèse 37:20

Listen to Genèse 37:20
20 Maintenant donc, venez, tuons-le, et le jetons dans quelque fosse, et nous dirons qu'une bĂȘte fĂ©roce l'a dĂ©vorĂ©; et nous verrons ce que deviendront ses songes.

Genèse 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.


FOOTNOTES:

F19 (twrbh dxab) "in unam cisternarum", Pagninus, Montanus, Drusius; "in unam ex cisternis istis", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "in unam fovearum", Schmidt.
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Genèse 37:20 In-Context

18 Et ils le virent de loin. Et avant qu'il fût prÚs d'eux, ils complotÚrent contre lui de le mettre à mort.
19 Et ils se dirent l'un Ă  l'autre: Voici ce songeur qui vient.
20 Maintenant donc, venez, tuons-le, et le jetons dans quelque fosse, et nous dirons qu'une bĂȘte fĂ©roce l'a dĂ©vorĂ©; et nous verrons ce que deviendront ses songes.
21 Mais Ruben entendit cela, et le délivra de leurs mains, et dit: Ne lui Îtons point la vie.
22 Puis Ruben leur dit: Ne répandez point le sang; jetez-le dans cette fosse, qui est au désert, et ne mettez point la main sur lui. C'était pour le délivrer de leurs mains, pour le rendre à son pÚre.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.

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