Genesis 37:19-21

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)

²¹When 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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Genesis 37:19-21

English Standard Version

¹⁹They said to one another, “Here comes this dreamer. ²⁰Come now, ^(A)let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits.^[a] Then we will say that a fierce animal has devoured him, and we will see what will become of his dreams.” ²¹But when ^(B)Reuben heard it, he rescued him out of their hands, saying, “Let us not take his life.”