He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”
Genesis 37:22 - New Revised Standard Version 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Reuben said to them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit or well that is out here in the wilderness and lay no hand on him. He was trying to get Joseph out of their hands in order to rescue him and deliver him again to his father. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Reuben said to them, “Don’t spill his blood! Throw him into this desert cistern, but don’t lay a hand on him.” He intended to save Joseph from them and take him back to his father. Catholic Public Domain Version "Do not take away his life, nor shed blood. But throw him into this cistern, which is in the wilderness, and so keep your hands harmless." But he said this, wanting to rescue him from their hands, so as to return him to his father. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Do not take away his life, nor shed his blood: but cast him into this pit, that is in the wilderness, and keep your hands harmless. Now he said this, being desirous to deliver him out of their hands and to restore him to his father. |
He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”
But when Reuben heard it, he delivered him out of their hands, saying, “Let us not take his life.”
So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe, the long robe with sleeves that he wore;
Then Reuben answered them, “Did I not tell you not to wrong the boy? But you would not listen. So now there comes a reckoning for his blood.”
God did not lay his hand on the chief men of the people of Israel; also they beheld God, and they ate and drank.
Even when Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.
So when Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took some water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves.”
About that time King Herod laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church.
But you shall surely kill them; your own hand shall be first against them to execute them, and afterwards the hand of all the people.