21 But (A)Reuben heard this and rescued him out of their hands [a]by saying, “Let’s not [b]take his life.” 22 Then Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood. Throw him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him”—so that later he might rescue him out of their hands, to return him to his father.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 37:21 Lit and said
  2. Genesis 37:21 Lit strike his soul

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