Genesis 37:21 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

²¹ And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand; and said, Let us not take his life.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ Now Reuben heard it and he delivered him out of their hands by saying, Let us not kill him.

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life.

Common English Bible

²¹ When Reuben heard what they said, he saved him from them, telling them, “Let’s not take his life.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ But Reuben, on hearing this, strove to free him from their hands, and he said:

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²¹ And Ruben hearing this, endeavoured to deliver him out of their hands, and said:

Genesis 37:21 Cross References

Genesis 35:22

And it came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

Genesis 37:22

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

Genesis 42:22

And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore also, behold, his blood is required.

Genesis 9:5

And surely your blood, the blood of your lives, will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it: and at the hand of man, even at the hand of every man's brother, will I require the life of man.

Matthew 10:28

And be not afraid of them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Joshua 10:28

And Joshua took Makkedah on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof; he utterly destroyed them and all the souls that were therein, he left none remaining: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done unto the king of Jericho.