Genesis 37:18-22
Contemporary English Version
18 But before he got there, they saw him coming and made plans to kill him. 19 They said to one another, “Look, here comes the hero of those dreams! 20 Let's kill him and throw him into a pit and say that some wild animal ate him. Then we'll see what happens to those dreams.”
21 Reuben heard this and tried to protect Joseph from them. “Let's not kill him,” he said. 22 “Don't murder him or even harm him. Just throw him into a well out here in the desert.” Reuben planned to rescue Joseph later and take him back to his father.
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Genesis 37:18-22
New International Version
18 But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.(A)
19 “Here comes that dreamer!(B)” they said to each other. 20 “Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns(C) and say that a ferocious animal(D) devoured him.(E) Then we’ll see what comes of his dreams.”(F)
21 When Reuben(G) heard this, he tried to rescue him from their hands. “Let’s not take his life,” he said.(H) 22 “Don’t shed any blood. Throw him into this cistern(I) 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.(J)
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