Genesis 37:21

When Reuben heard this, he rescued Joseph ¹  from their hands, ²  saying, ³  “Let’s not take his life!” ⁴ 

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When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue him from their hands. "Let’s not take his life," he said.

biblegateway Gen 37:21

But Reuben heard this and rescued him out of their hands and said, "Let us not take his life."

biblegateway Gen 37:21

But Reuben came to Joseph’s rescue. "Let’s not kill him," he said.

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Reuben heard the brothers talking and intervened to save him, "We're not going to kill him.

SABDAweb Gen 37:21

But Reuben, hearing these words, got him out of their hands, saying, Let us not take his life.

bibleoremus Gen 37:21

But when Reuben heard it, he delivered him out of their hands, saying, "Let us not take his life."

biblegateway Gen 37:21

But Reuben heard it , and he delivered him out of their hands, and said, "Let us not kill him."

biblegateway Gen 37:21

When Reuben heard this, he rescued Joseph ¹  from their hands, ²  saying, ³  “Let’s not take his life!” ⁴ 

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.”