Genesis 37:21

Contemporary English Version 1995

Reuben heard this and tried to protect Joseph from them. “Let's not kill him,” he said.

Cross References

Genesis 42:22

Reuben spoke up, “Didn't I tell you not to harm the boy? But you wouldn't listen, and now we have to pay the price for killing him.”

Matthew 10:28

Don't be afraid of people. They can kill you, but they cannot harm your soul. Instead, you should fear God who can destroy both your body and your soul in hell.

Joshua 10:28

Later that day, Joshua captured Makkedah and killed its king and everyone else in the town, just as he had done at Jericho.

Genesis 35:22

During their time there, Jacob's oldest son Reuben slept with Bilhah, who was one of Jacob's other wives. And Jacob found out about it.

Genesis 9:5

I created humans to be like me, and I will punish any animal or person that takes a human life. If an animal kills someone, that animal must die. And if a person takes the life of another, that person must be put to death.

Genesis 37:22

“Don't murder him or even harm him. Just throw him into a well out here in the desert.” Reuben planned to rescue Joseph later and take him back to his father.