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


In Context

18 And when they saw him from afar, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to put him to death.

19 And they said one to another, Behold, there comes that dreamer!

20 And now come and let us kill him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, An evil beast has devoured him; and we will see what becomes of his dreams.

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

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

23 And it came to pass when Joseph came to his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his vest, the vest of many colours, which he had on;

Genesis 37:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

37:21And Reuben heard [it,] and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

37:21When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue him from their hands. "Let's not take his life," he said.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

37:21And Ruben hearing this, endeavoured to deliver him out of their hands, end said:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

37:21And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

37:21And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand; and said, Let us not take his life.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:21And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him from their hands: and said, Let us not kill him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:21Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, |Let's not take his life.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

37:21And Reuben heareth, and delivereth him out of their hand, and saith, 'Let us not smite the life;'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

37:21And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.