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!”
Genesis 37:23 - Tree of Life Version So as soon as Joseph came up to his brothers they stripped Joseph of his tunic (the long sleeved tunic that he had on). Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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: |
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!”
Then they took him and threw him into the pit. (Now the pit was empty, with no water in it.)
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his other sons because he was the son of his old age. So he had made him a long-sleeved tunic.
Then each man said to his brother, “We’re truly guilty for our brother. We saw the distress of his soul when he begged us for mercy, but we didn’t listen. That’s why this distress has come to us.”
Now she had on her a long-sleeved garment for with such robes the king’s virgin daughters used to be dressed. When his attendant took her outside and bolted the door after her,