NETBible | When Reuben heard this, he rescued Joseph 1 from their hands, 2 saying, 3 “Let’s not take his life!” 4 |
NIV © |
When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue him from their hands. "Let’s not take his life," he said. |
NASB © |
But Reuben heard this and rescued him out of their hands and said, "Let us not take his life." |
NLT © |
But Reuben came to Joseph’s rescue. "Let’s not kill him," he said. |
MSG © |
Reuben heard the brothers talking and intervened to save him, "We're not going to kill him. |
BBE © |
But Reuben, hearing these words, got him out of their hands, saying, Let us not take his life. |
NRSV © |
But when Reuben heard it, he delivered him out of their hands, saying, "Let us not take his life." |
NKJV © |
But Reuben heard it , and he delivered him out of their hands, and said, "Let us not kill him." |
KJV | And Reuben <07205> heard <08085> (8799) [it], and he delivered <05337> (8686) him out of their hands <03027>_; and said <0559> (8799)_, Let us not kill <05221> (8686) <05315> him. |
NASB © |
But Reuben <7205> heard <8085> this and rescued <5337> him out of their hands <3027> and said <559> , "Let us not take <5221> his life ."<5315> |
LXXM | akousav <191> V-AAPNS de <1161> PRT roubhn {N-PRI} exeilato <1807> V-AMI-3S auton <846> D-ASM ek <1537> PREP twn <3588> T-GPF ceirwn <5495> N-GPF autwn <846> D-GPM kai <2532> CONJ eipen {V-AAI-3S} ou <3364> ADV pataxomen <3960> V-FAI-1P auton <846> D-ASM eiv <1519> PREP quchn <5590> N-ASF |
NET [draft] ITL | When Reuben <07205> heard <08085> this, he rescued <05337> Joseph from their hands <03027> , saying <0559> , “Let’s not <03808> take <05221> his life !”<05315> |
HEBREW | spn <05315> wnkn <05221> al <03808> rmayw <0559> Mdym <03027> whluyw <05337> Nbwar <07205> emsyw (37:21) <08085> |
NETBible | When Reuben heard this, he rescued Joseph 1 from their hands, 2 saying, 3 “Let’s not take his life!” 4 |
NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity. 2 sn From their hands. The instigators of this plot may have been the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah (see v. 2). 3 tn Heb “and he said.” 4 tn Heb “we must not strike him down [with respect to] life.” |