Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood; throw him into this pit here in the wilderness, but lay no hand on him”—that he might rescue him out of their hand and restore him to his father.
Genesis 37:23 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe, the ornamented robe that he wore, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When Joseph had come to his brothers, they stripped him of his [distinctive] long garment which he was wearing; American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his coat, the coat of many colors that was on him; Common English Bible When Joseph reached his brothers, they stripped off Joseph’s long robe, Catholic Public Domain Version And so, as soon as he came to his brothers, they very quickly stripped him of his tunic, which was ankle-length and woven of many colors, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And as soon as he came to his brethren, they forthwith stript him of his outside coat, that was of divers colours: |
Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood; throw him into this pit here in the wilderness, but lay no hand on him”—that he might rescue him out of their hand and restore him to his father.
and they took him and threw him into a pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it.
Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his children because he was the son of his old age, and he made him an ornamented robe.
They said to one another, “Alas, we are paying the penalty for what we did to our brother; we saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this anguish has come upon us.”
(Now she was wearing an ornamented robe with sleeves, for this is how the virgin daughters of the king were clothed in earlier times.) So his servant put her out and bolted the door after her.
they divide my clothes among themselves, and for my clothing they cast lots.