KJV: And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
YLT: And they see him from afar, even before he draweth near unto them, and they conspire against him to put him to death.
Darby: And when they saw him from afar, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to put him to death.
ASV: And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
וַיִּרְא֥וּ | Now when they saw |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider. |
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מֵרָחֹ֑ק | afar off |
Parse: Preposition-m, Adjective, masculine singular Root: רָחֹוק Sense: remote, far, distant, distant lands, distant ones. |
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וּבְטֶ֙רֶם֙ | and even before |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Adverb Root: טֶרֶם Sense: before, not yet, before that. |
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יִקְרַ֣ב | he came near |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: קָרַב Sense: to come near, approach, enter into, draw near. |
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אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם | unto them |
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion). |
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וַיִּֽתְנַכְּל֥וּ | then they conspired against |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: נָכַל Sense: to be deceitful, be crafty, be knavish. |
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לַהֲמִיתֽוֹ | to kill him |
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular Root: מוּת Sense: to die, kill, have one executed. |