And, when they had seen him from afar, before he approached them, they decided to kill him
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King James Version
And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.English Standard Version
They saw him from afar, and before he came near to them they conspired against him to kill him.New International Version
But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.