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Genesis 37:21
And Reuben heard [it], and he delivered him from their hands: and said, Let us not kill him.
Genesis 37:21 · Webster Bible
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Genesis 37:21 in other translations
And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue Joseph from their hands. “Let us not take his life,” he said.
Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, “Let’s not take his life.”
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In context
18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near to them, they conspired against him to slay him.
19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer is coming.
20 Come 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.
21 And Reuben heard [it], and he delivered him from their hands: and said, Let us not kill him.
22 And Reuben said to them, Shed no blood; cast him into this pit that [is] in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might deliver him from their hands, to bring him back to his father.
23 And it came to pass when Joseph had come to his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his coat, [his] coat of [many] colors that [was] on him.
24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit [was] empty; [there was] no water in it.
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