Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

And Reuben heard it, and rescued him out of their hand, and said Let us not smite him, so as to take his life!

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

When Reuben heard this, he tried to save him from them. He said, “Let’s not take his life.”

International Standard Version

When Reuben heard about it, he tried to save Joseph from their plot. "Let's not do any killing,"

A Conservative Version

And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life.

American Standard Version

And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life.

Amplified

Now Reuben [the eldest] heard this and rescued him from their hands and said, “Let us not take his life.”

Bible in Basic English

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

Darby Translation

And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life.

Julia Smith Translation

And Reuben will hear, and will take him away out of their hands; and he will say, We will not strike the soul

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Reuben heard [it] and delivered him from their hand and said, "We must not take his life."

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

When Reuben heard that, he went about to rid him out of their hands, and said, "Let us not kill him."

NET Bible

When Reuben heard this, he rescued Joseph from their hands, saying, "Let's not take his life!"

New Heart English Bible

Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, "Let's not take his life."

Webster

And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him from their hands: and said, Let us not kill him.

World English Bible

Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, "Let's not take his life."

Youngs Literal Translation

And Reuben heareth, and delivereth him out of their hand, and saith, 'Let us not smite the life;'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And Reuben
ראוּבן 
R@'uwben 
Usage: 72

it, and he delivered
נצל 
Natsal 
Usage: 213

יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

and said

Usage: 0

Let us not kill
נכה 
Nakah 
Usage: 501

References

American

Easton

Morish

Pit

Smith

Context Readings

Joseph Sold Into Slavery

20 Now, therefore, come! let us slay him and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say A cruel beast, hath devoured him, - And let us see what will become of his dreams. 21 And Reuben heard it, and rescued him out of their hand, and said Let us not smite him, so as to take his life! 22 And Reuben said unto them Do not shed blood! Cast him into this pit, which is in the wilderness, but put not forth, a hand, against him! that he might rescue him out of their hand, to restore him unto his father.



Cross References

Genesis 42:22

And Reuben responded to them, saying - Spake I not unto you saying, Do not sin against the child! And ye hearkened not? His very blood, therefore lo! it is required.

Genesis 9:5

And surely your blood, of your lives, will I require, From the hand of every living creature, will I require it, - and from the hand of man From the hand of each ones brother, will I require the life of man:

Genesis 35:22

And it came to pass while Israel inhabited that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heard of it. And so the Sons of Israel came to be Twelve.

Joshua 10:28

And Joshua captured, Makkedah, on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and, the king thereof, devoted he to destruction, them and all the souls that were therein, he left no survivor, - but did unto the king of Makkedah, as he had done unto the king of Jericho.

Matthew 10:28

And be not in fear, by reason of them that are killing the body, - and, the soul, are not able to kill. But fear, rather, him who is able, both soul and body, to destroy in gehenna!

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