Genesis 37:21
ContextNET © | When Reuben heard this, he rescued Joseph 1 from their hands, 2 saying, 3 “Let’s not take his life!” 4 |
NIV © | When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue him from their hands. "Let’s not take his life," he said. |
NASB © | But Reuben heard this and rescued him out of their hands and said, "Let us not take his life." |
NLT © | But Reuben came to Joseph’s rescue. "Let’s not kill him," he said. |
MSG © | Reuben heard the brothers talking and intervened to save him, "We're not going to kill him. |
BBE © | But Reuben, hearing these words, got him out of their hands, saying, Let us not take his life. |
NRSV © | But when Reuben heard it, he delivered him out of their hands, saying, "Let us not take his life." |
NKJV © | But Reuben heard it , and he delivered him out of their hands, and said, "Let us not kill him." |
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NET © | When Reuben heard this, he rescued Joseph 1 from their hands, 2 saying, 3 “Let’s not take his life!” 4 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity. 2 sn From their hands. The instigators of this plot may have been the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah (see v. 2). 3 tn Heb “and he said.” 4 tn Heb “we must not strike him down [with respect to] life.” |