Genesis 37:21
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue Joseph from their hands. “Let us not take his life,” he said.
In context
19 “Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another.
20 “Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”
21 When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue Joseph from their hands. “Let us not take his life,” he said.
22 “Do not shed his blood. Throw him into this pit in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this so that he could rescue Joseph from their hands and return him to his father.
23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the robe of many colors he was wearing—
Genesis 37:21 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue Joseph from their hands. “Let us not take his life,” he said.
- KJV King James Version
- And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
- WEB World English Bible
- Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, “Let’s not take his life.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And Reuben heareth, and delivereth him out of their hand, and saith, 'Let us not smite the life;'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And Reuben heard [it], and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him from their hands: and said, Let us not kill him.