KJV King James Version
And 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.
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Genesis 37:22
And 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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Do not shed his blood. Throw him into this pit in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this so that he could rescue Joseph from their hands and return him to his father.
WEB World English Bible
Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood. Throw him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand on him”—that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.
ASV American Standard Version
And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood; cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand upon him: that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Reuben saith unto them, ‘Shed no blood; cast him into this pit which is in the wilderness, and put not forth a hand upon him,’—in order to deliver him out of their hand, to bring him back unto his father.
Surrounding context — Genesis 37
19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
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 out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
22 And 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.
23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, [his] coat of [many] colours 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.
25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry [it] down to Egypt.
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאֲלֵהֶ֣ם׀H413 · elto(wards)רְאוּבֵן֮H7205 · re.u.venReubenאַל־H408 · alnotתִּשְׁפְּכוּ־H8210 · sha.phakhto pour: pourדָם֒H1818 · dambloodהַשְׁלִ֣יכוּH7993 · sha.lakhto throwאֹת֗וֹH853 · et[Obj.]אֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הַבּ֤וֹרH953 · borpitהַזֶּה֙H2088 · zehthisאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רH4057 · mid.barmouthוְיָ֖דH3027 · yadhandאַל־H408 · alnotתִּשְׁלְחוּ־H7971 · sha.lachto send: departב֑וֹH9033 · ohimלְמַ֗עַןH4616 · ma.anbecauseהַצִּ֤ילH5337 · na.tsalto rescueאֹתוֹ֙H853 · et[Obj.]מִיָּדָ֔םH3027 · yadhandלַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹH7725 · shuvto return: returnאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)אָבִֽיו׃H1 · avfather
Cross-references
Genesis 22:12And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son] from me.Genesis 42:22And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.Exodus 24:11And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.Deuteronomy 13:9But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.Acts 12:1Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth [his] hands to vex certain of the church.Matthew 27:24When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but [that] rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed [his] hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye [to it].
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