19 They said to one another, “Oh, look, here comes that dream expert![a] 20 So now, come on, let’s kill him and throw him into one of the pits.[b] We can say that a vicious animal ate him. Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams!”

21 When Reuben heard this, he tried to save him from them.[c] He said, “Let’s not take his life.”(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 37:19 Lit comes the lord of the dreams
  2. 37:20 Or cisterns
  3. 37:21 Lit their hands

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)

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