Genesis 37:21
And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.In other versions
And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life.
ASV
But Reuben, hearing these words, got him out of their hands, saying, Let us not take his life.
BBE
And Reuben heard [it], and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life.
DBY
Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, "Let's not take his life."
WEB
And Reuben heareth, and delivereth him out of their hand, and saith, `Let us not smite the life;'
YLT
And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
ENG
And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him from their hands: and said, Let us not kill him.
WBT
When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue Joseph from their hands. “Let us not take his life,” he said.
BSB
In context
19And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
20Come 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.
21And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
22And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
23And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colors that was on him;
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Reuben