And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.

And they see him from afar, even before he draweth near unto them, and they conspire against him to put him to death.

And when they saw him from afar, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to put him to death.