While Israel was living in that land, Reuben went and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Now Jacob had twelve sons.
Genesis 37:21 - Tree of Life Version But Reuben heard and rescued him out of their hands, saying, “We must not beat him to death.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now Reuben heard it and he delivered him out of their hands by saying, Let us not kill him. American Standard Version (1901) And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life. Common English Bible When Reuben heard what they said, he saved him from them, telling them, “Let’s not take his life.” Catholic Public Domain Version But Reuben, on hearing this, strove to free him from their hands, and he said: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Ruben hearing this, endeavoured to deliver him out of their hands, and said: |
While Israel was living in that land, Reuben went and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Now Jacob had twelve sons.
In order to rescue him from their hand and to return him to his father, Reuben said to them, “Don’t shed blood! Throw him into this pit here in the wilderness, but don’t lay a hand on him!”
Reuben answered them and said, “Didn’t I tell you, ‘Don’t sin against the boy’? But you didn’t listen. Now, see how his blood is now being accounted for.”
Surely your lifeblood will I avenge. From every animal and from every person will I avenge it. From every person’s brother will I avenge that person’s life.
And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.
On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and struck it and its king with the edge of the sword, putting it and every single soul in it under a ban of destruction, leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.