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Genesis 37:22

WEB

22Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood. Throw him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand on him”—that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.

KJV

22And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.

BSB

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.

FBV

22“Let's not attack and kill him,” he suggested. “Don't murder him, just throw him into this pit here in the desert. You don't need to be guilty of violence.”[+] Reuben said this so that he could come back later and rescue Joseph from them and take him home to his father.

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Book of Genesis Summary: A Complete Animated Overview (Part 2) - BibleProject

Extra References

Acts 12:1

1Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.

Deuteronomy 13:9

9but you shall surely kill him. Your hand shall be first on him to put him to death, and afterwards the hands of all the people.

Exodus 24:11

11He didn’t lay his hand on the nobles of the children of Israel. They saw God, and ate and drank.

Genesis 42:22

22Reuben answered them, saying, “Didn’t I tell you, saying, ‘Don’t sin against the child,’ and you wouldn’t listen? Therefore also, behold, his blood is required.”

Genesis 22:12

12He said, “Don’t lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”

Matthew 27:24

24So when Pilate saw that nothing was being gained, but rather that a disturbance was starting, he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person. You see to it.”