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.
Come on now, let's kill him and throw his body into one of these pits. Then we'll say that a wild animal killed him. Let's see what happens to his dreams then!
Joseph's brothers are plotting to murder him and cover it up, wanting to destroy both him and his God-given dreams.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Genesis, Joseph was the favored son of Jacob, which fueled deep jealousy among his eleven brothers due to his special status and prophetic dreams. These dreams suggested that Joseph would one day rise to a position of authority over his family, intensifying their resentment. As a result, when the brothers saw Joseph approaching in the field, they conspired to kill him and devise a cover story to hide their crime.
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