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Genesis 37:19-25
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Genesis 37:19-25
King James Version
19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
22 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.
23 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;
24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
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Genesis 37:19-25
New International Version
Genesis 37:19-25
New International Version
19 “Here comes that dreamer!(A)” they said to each other. 20 “Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns(B) and say that a ferocious animal(C) devoured him.(D) Then we’ll see what comes of his dreams.”(E)
21 When Reuben(F) heard this, he tried to rescue him from their hands. “Let’s not take his life,” he said.(G) 22 “Don’t shed any blood. Throw him into this cistern(H) here in the wilderness, but don’t lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this to rescue him from them and take him back to his father.(I)
23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the ornate robe(J) he was wearing— 24 and they took him and threw him into the cistern.(K) The cistern was empty; there was no water in it.
25 As they sat down to eat their meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites(L) coming from Gilead.(M) Their camels were loaded with spices, balm(N) and myrrh,(O) and they were on their way to take them down to Egypt.(P)
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