Genesis 37:21-22
37:21 When Reuben heard this, he rescued Joseph from their hands, saying, “Let’s not take his life!”
37:22 Reuben continued, “Don’t shed blood! Throw him into this cistern that is here in the wilderness, but don’t lay a hand on him.” (Reuben said this so he could rescue Joseph from them and take him back to his father.)