Genesis 37:22
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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.“Do not shed his blood. Throw him into this pit in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this so that he could rescue Joseph from their hands and return him to his father.
In other translations
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.“Do not shed his blood. Throw him into this pit in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this so that he could rescue Joseph from their hands and return him to his father.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֲלֵהֶם׀'alehemto themH413רְאוּבֵןre'uvenReubenH7205אַל־'al-may notH408תִּשְׁפְּכוּ־tishpekhu-you shedH8210דָםdambloodH1818הַשְׁלִיכוּhashlikhuthrowH7993אֹתוֹ'oto<obj.> himH853אֶל־'el-intoH413הַבּוֹרhaborthe pitH953הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834בַּמִּדְבָּרbamidbar[is] in the wildernessH4057וְיָדveyadand a handH3027אַל־'al-may notH408תִּשְׁלְחוּ־tishlechu-you stretch outH7971בוֹvoon <the> himלְמַעַןlema'anso asH4616הַצִּילhatzilto rescueH5337אֹתוֹ'oto<obj.> himH853מִיָּדָםmiyadamfrom hand theirH3027לַהֲשִׁיבוֹlahashivoto restore himH7725אֶל־'el-toH413אָבִיו׃'avivfather hisH1
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Genesis 22:12And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.“Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.”
- Exodus 24:11And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.But God did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw Him, and they ate and drank.
- Deuteronomy 13:9But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.Instead, you must surely kill him. Your hand must be the first against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people.
- Acts 12:1Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.
- Genesis 42:22And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.And Reuben responded, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you would not listen. Now we must account for his blood!”
- Matthew 27:24When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”
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People and places
People: Reuben