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Genesis 37:22

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 22 Reuʹben said to them: “Do not shed blood.+ Throw him into this waterpit in the wilderness, but do not harm* him.”+ His purpose was to rescue him from them in order to return him to his father.

Genesis 37:22

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 22 And Reuʹben went on to say to them: “Do not spill blood.+ Pitch him into this waterpit which is in the wilderness and do not lay a violent hand upon him.”+ His purpose was to deliver him out of their hand in order to return him to his father.

Genesis 37:22

The Bible in Living English
- 22 And Reuben said to them “Let us not shed blood: throw him into this cistern in the wilderness, but do not take your hands to him,” in order to rescue him, to get him back to his father.

Genesis 37:22

American Standard Version
- 22 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.

Genesis 37:22

The Emphasized Bible
- 22 And Reuben said unto them—Do not shed blood! Cast him into this pit, which is in the wilderness, but put not forth a hand against him! that he might rescue him out of their hand, to restore him unto his father.

Genesis 37:22

King James Version
- 22 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.