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Genesis 37:22

“Do not shed his blood. Throw him into this pit in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this so that he could rescue Joseph from their hands and return him to his father.

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ASV

And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood; cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand upon him: that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

24 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֲלֵהֶ֣ם׀'a.le.Hemto themH413
רְאוּבֵן֮re.'u.VenReubenH7205
אַל־'al-may notH408
תִּשְׁפְּכוּ־tish.pe.khu-you shedH8210
דָם֒dambloodH1818
הַשְׁלִ֣יכוּhash.Li.khuthrowH7993
אֹת֗וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853
אֶל־'el-intoH413
הַבּ֤וֹרha.Borthe pitH953
הַזֶּה֙ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
בַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.Bar[is] in the wildernessH4057
וְיָ֖דve.Yadand a handH3027
אַל־'al-may notH408
תִּשְׁלְחוּ־tish.le.chu-you stretch outH7971
ב֑וֹvoon <the> him
לְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anso asH4616
הַצִּ֤ילha.Tzilto rescueH5337
אֹתוֹ֙'o.To<obj.> himH853
מִיָּדָ֔םmi.ya.Damfrom hand theirH3027
לַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹla.ha.shi.Voto restore himH7725
אֶל־'el-toH413
אָבִֽיו׃'a.Vivfather hisH1

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Joseph Is Sold by His Brothers — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Joseph Is Sold by His Brothers — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain