Genesis 37:20 Hebrew Word Analysis

0וְעַתָּ֣ה׀h6258
1לְכ֣וּh1980
2now therefore and let us slayוְנַֽהַרְגֵ֗הוּh2026
3him and castוְנַשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙h7993
4him into someבְּאַחַ֣דh259
5pitהַבֹּר֔וֹתh953
6and we will sayוְאָמַ֕רְנוּh559
7beastחַיָּ֥הh2416
8Some evilרָעָ֖הh7451
9hath devouredאֲכָלָ֑תְהוּh398
10him and we shall seeוְנִרְאֶ֕הh7200
11מַהh4100
12יִּֽהְי֖וּh1961
13what will become of his dreamsחֲלֹֽמֹתָֽיו׃h2472

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, And evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And now come and let us kill him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, An evil beast has devoured him; and we will see what becomes of his dreams.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

Come now therefore, and let's kill him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, 'An evil animal has devoured him.' We will see what will become of his dreams."

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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.'