Genesis 37:22 — Bible Verse (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.”
Genesis 37:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 37:22 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 37:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood. Throw him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand on him”—that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.”
Genesis 37:22 — World English Bible
Genesis 37:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 — American Standard Version
Genesis 37:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Reuben saith unto them, `Shed no blood; cast him into this pit which <FI>is<Fi> in the wilderness, and put not forth a hand upon him,' --in order to deliver him out of their hand, to bring him back unto his father.”
Genesis 37:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 37:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Reuben said to them, Shed no blood: cast him into this pit which is in the wilderness; but lay no hand upon him — in order that he might deliver him out of their hand, to bring him to his father again.”
Genesis 37:22 — Darby Translation
Genesis 37:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Also Reuben saide vnto them, Shed not blood, but cast him into this pitte that is in the wildernesse, and lay no hande vpon him. Thus he said, that he might deliuer him out of their hand, and restore him to his father againe.”
Genesis 37:22 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 37:22 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And Reuben said to them, "Do not pour out blood—throw him into this pit which is in the wilderness, and do not send a hand against him"—so that he might deliver him from their hand to return him to his father.”
Genesis 37:22 — The Living Sword
Genesis 37:22 in Context — Genesis 37
20 Agora, pois, vinde, e o matemos e o lancemos em uma cisterna, e diremos: Alguma fera selvagem o devorou: e veremos que serão seus sonhos.
21 E quando Rúben ouviu isto, livrou-o de suas mãos e disse: Não o matemos.
22 E disse-lhes Rúben: Não derrameis sangue; lançai-o nesta cisterna que está no deserto, e não ponhais mão nele; para livrá-lo assim de suas mãos, para fazê-lo virar a seu pai.
23 E sucedeu que, quando chegou José a seus irmãos, eles fizeram desnudar a José sua roupa, a roupa de cores que tinha sobre si;
24 E tomaram-no, e lançaram-lhe na cisterna; mas a cisterna estava vazia, não havia nela água.
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What Does Genesis 37:22 Mean?
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