Parallel Verses
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
New American Standard Bible
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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.
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.
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."
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!
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;'
Themes
Bible stories for children » The boy captive who became prime minister
Bible stories for children » The beautiful coat
Brother » Reuben's love for joseph
intercession » Instances of » Reuben for joseph
Jealousy » Instances of » Joseph's brothers, of joseph
Joseph » Son of jacob » His father's partiality for, excites the jealousy of his brethren
Reuben » Adroitly seeks to save joseph from the conspiracy of his brothers
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 37:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Sold Into Slavery
20 And now, come, and we will kill him, and throw him into one of the pits; and we will say, An evil beast devoured him: and we shall see what will be his dreams. 21 And Reuben will hear, and will take him away out of their hands; and he will say, We will not strike the soul 22 And Reuben will say to them, Ye shall not pour out blood; cast him into this pit which is in the desert, and ye shall not stretch forth the hand upon him; in order to take him away out of their hands to bring him back to his father.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 42:22
And Reuben will answer them, saying, Spake I not to you, saying, Ye shall not sin against the child; and ye heard not? and also behold his blood was required.
Genesis 9:5
And surely, your blood of your lives I will search out, from the hand of every living thing I will search it out, and from the hand of man; from the hand of a man's brother I will search out the life of man.
Genesis 35:22
And it will be in the dwelling of Israel in that land, and Reuben will go, and will lie with Bilhah, his father's concubine: and Israel will hear. And the sons of Jacob will be twelve.
Joshua 10:28
And Joshua took Makkedah in that day, and he will smite her with the mouth of the sword; and her king he exterminated, them, and every soul which was in her; none was left escaping: and he will do to the king of Makkedah as he did to the king of Jericho.
Matthew 10:28
And fear not from those killing the body, and not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him able to destroy also soul and body in hell.