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Genesis 37:21

וַיִּשְׁמַע רְאוּבֵן וַיַּצִּלֵהוּ מִיָּדָם וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא נַכֶּנּוּ נָֽפֶשׁ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.

In Context

20וְעַתָּה ׀ לְכוּ וְנַֽהַרְגֵהוּ וְנַשְׁלִכֵהוּ בְּאַחַד הַבֹּרוֹת וְאָמַרְנוּ חַיָּה רָעָה אֲכָלָתְהוּ וְנִרְאֶה מַה ־ יִּהְיוּ חֲלֹמֹתָֽיו ׃

22וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם ׀ רְאוּבֵן אַל ־ תִּשְׁפְּכוּ ־ דָם הַשְׁלִיכוּ אֹתוֹ אֶל ־ הַבּוֹר הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר בַּמִּדְבָּר וְיָד אַל ־ תִּשְׁלְחוּ ־ בוֹ לְמַעַן הַצִּיל אֹתוֹ מִיָּדָם לַהֲשִׁיבוֹ אֶל ־ אָבִֽיו ׃

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Cross References

Genesis 9:5וְאַךְ אֶת ־ דִּמְכֶם לְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם אֶדְרֹשׁ מִיַּד כָּל ־ חַיָּה אֶדְרְשֶׁנּוּ וּמִיַּד הָֽאָדָם מִיַּד אִישׁ אָחִיו אֶדְרֹשׁ אֶת ־ נֶפֶשׁ הָֽאָדָֽם ׃

Genesis 42:22וַיַּעַן רְאוּבֵן אֹתָם לֵאמֹר הֲלוֹא אָמַרְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶם ׀ לֵאמֹר אַל ־ תֶּחֶטְאוּ בַיֶּלֶד וְלֹא שְׁמַעְתֶּם וְגַם ־ דָּמוֹ הִנֵּה נִדְרָֽשׁ ׃

Matthew Henry on Genesis 37:13-23

12 And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem. 13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I. 14 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. 15 And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying,… Read the whole commentary →

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