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Genesis 37:22

NETBible	Reuben continued,¹ “Don’t shed blood! Throw him into this cistern that is here in the wilderness, but don’t lay a hand on him.”² (Reuben said this³ so he could rescue Joseph⁴ from them⁵ and take him back to his father.)
NIV © biblegateway Gen 37:22	"Don’t shed any blood. Throw him into this cistern here in the desert, but don’t lay a hand on him." Reuben said this to rescue him from them and take him back to his father.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 37:22	Reuben further said to them, "Shed no blood. Throw him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but do not lay hands on him"—that he might rescue him out of their hands, to restore him to his father.
NLT © biblegateway Gen 37:22	"Why should we shed his blood? Let’s just throw him alive into this pit here. That way he will die without our having to touch him." Reuben was secretly planning to help Joseph escape, and then he would bring him back to his father.
MSG © biblegateway Gen 37:22	No murder. Go ahead and throw him in this cistern out here in the wild, but don't hurt him." Reuben planned to go back later and get him out and take him back to his father.
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 37:22	Do not put him to a violent death, but let him be placed in one of the holes; this he said to keep him safe from their hands, with the purpose of taking him back to his father again.
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 37:22	Reuben said to them, "Shed no blood; throw him into this pit here in the wilderness, but lay no hand on him" —that he might rescue him out of their hand and restore him to his father.
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 37:22	And Reuben said to them, "Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit which is in the wilderness, and do not lay a hand on him" ––that he might deliver him out of their hands, and bring him back to his father.
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KJV	And Reuben <07205> said <0559> (8799) unto them, Shed <08210> (8799) no blood <01818>_, [but] cast <07993> (8685) him into this pit <0953> that [is] in the wilderness <04057>_, and lay <07971> (8799) no hand <03027> upon him; that he might rid <05337> (8687) him out of their hands <03027>_, to deliver <07725> (0) him to his father <01> again <07725> (8687)_.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 37:22	Reuben <07205> further said <0559> to them, "Shed <08210> no <0408> blood <01818> . Throw <07993> him into this <02088> pit <0953> that is in the wilderness <04057> , but do not lay <07971> hands <03027> on him"--that he might rescue <05337> him out of their hands <03027> , to restore <07725> him to his father <01> .
LXXM	eipen {V-AAI-3S} de <1161> PRT autoiv <846> D-DPM roubhn {N-PRI} mh <3165> ADV ekcehte <1632> V-PAS-2P aima <129> N-ASN embalete <1685> V-AAD-2P auton <846> D-ASM eiv <1519> PREP ton <3588> T-ASM lakkon {N-ASM} touton <3778> D-ASM ton <3588> T-ASM en <1722> PREP th <3588> T-DSF erhmw <2048> N-DSF ceira <5495> N-ASF de <1161> PRT mh <3165> ADV epenegkhte <2018> V-AAS-2P autw <846> D-DSM opwv <3704> CONJ exelhtai <1807> V-AMS-3S auton <846> D-ASM ek <1537> PREP twn <3588> T-GPF ceirwn <5495> N-GPF autwn <846> D-GPM kai <2532> CONJ apodw <591> V-AAS-3S auton <846> D-ASM tw <3588> T-DSM patri <3962> N-DSM autou <846> D-GSM
NET [draft] ITL	Reuben <07205> continued <0559> , “Don’t <03808> shed <08210> blood <01818> ! Throw <07993> him into <0413> this cistern <0953> that is here <02088> in the wilderness <04057> , but don’t <0408> lay <07971> a hand <03027> on him.” (Reuben said this so <04616> he could rescue <05337> Joseph from them and take <07725> him back <07725> to <0413> his father <01> .)
HEBREW	wyba <01> la <0413> wbyshl <07725> Mdym <03027> wta <0853> lyuh <05337> Neml <04616> wb <0> wxlst <07971> la <0408> dyw <03027> rbdmb <04057> rsa <0834> hzh <02088> rwbh <0953> la <0413> wta <0853> wkylsh <07993> Md <01818> wkpst <08210> la <03808> Nbwar <07205> Mhla <0413> rmayw (37:22) <0559>

NETBible

Reuben continued,¹ “Don’t shed blood! Throw him into this cistern that is here in the wilderness, but don’t lay a hand on him.”² (Reuben said this³ so he could rescue Joseph⁴ from them⁵ and take him back to his father.)

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “and Reuben said to them.”

²sn The verbs translated shed, throw, and lay sound alike in Hebrew; the repetition of similar sounds draws attention to Reuben’s words.

³tn The words “Reuben said this” are not in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁴tn Heb “him”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵tn Heb “from their hands” (cf. v. 21). This expression has been translated as “them” here for stylistic reasons.