NET Bible
"When Reuben heard this, he rescued Joseph from their hands, saying,“Let’s not take his life!”"
— Genesis 37:21, NET Bible
“And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.”
“And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life. ”
“Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, "Let's not take his life."”
“And Ruben hearing this, endeavoured to deliver him out of their hands, and said:”
“But Reuben, hearing these words, got him out of their hands, saying, Let us not take his life.”
“And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.”
Now Joseph’s brothers saw him from a distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.
They said to one another,“Here comes this master of dreams!
Come now, let’s kill him, throw him into one of the cisterns, and then say that a wild animal ate him. Then we’ll see how his dreams turn out!”
When Reuben heard this, he rescued Joseph from their hands, saying,“Let’s not take his life!”
Reuben continued,“Don’t shed blood! Throw him into this cistern that is here in the wilderness, but don’t lay a hand on him.”(Reuben said this so he could rescue Joseph from them and take him back to his father.)
When Joseph reached his brothers, they stripped him of his tunic, the special tunic that he wore.
Then they took him and threw him into the cistern.(Now the cistern was empty; there was no water in it.)