Genesis 37:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But Reubenרְאוּבֵ֔ן
(re·'u·ven,)
7205: "behold a son!" oldest son of Jacob, also his desc.from raah and ben
heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע
(vai·yish·ma)
8085: to heara prim. root
[this] and rescuedוַיַּצִּלֵ֖הוּ
(vai·ya·tzi·le·hu)
5337: to strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, delivera prim. root
him out of their handsמִיָּדָ֑ם
(mi·ya·dam;)
3027: handa prim. root
and said,וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Let us not takeנַכֶּ֖נּוּ
(nak·ken·nu)
5221: to smitea prim. root
his life."נָֽפֶשׁ׃
(na·fesh.)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And Reuben
R'uwben  (reh-oo-bane')
see ye a son; Reuben, a son of Jacob -- Reuben.
heard
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
it and he delivered
natsal  (naw-tsal')
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
him out of their hands
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
and said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Let us not kill
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
him
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But Reuben heard this and rescued him out of their hands and said, "Let us not take his life."

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When Reuben heard this, he tried to save him from them. He said, "Let's not take his life."

International Standard Version
When Reuben heard about it, he tried to save Joseph from their plot. "Let's not do any killing,"

NET Bible
When Reuben heard this, he rescued Joseph from their hands, saying, "Let's not take his life!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When Reuben heard this, he tried to save Joseph from their plot. "Let's not kill him," he said.

King James 2000 Bible
And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
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