John Gill Commentary Genesis 37:20

"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." — Genesis 37:20 (ASV)

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 has 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.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F19: (twrbh dxab) "in unam cisternarum", Pagninus, Montanus, Drusius; "in unam ex cisternis istis", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "in unam fovearum", Schmidt.