Genesis 37:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But Reuben, hearing these words, got him out of their hands, saying, Let us not take his life.

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  • Gen 42:22 : 22 And Reuben said to them, Did I not say to you, Do the child no wrong? but you gave no attention; so now, punishment has come on us for his blood.
  • Josh 10:28 : 28 That day Joshua took Makkedah, and put it and its king to the sword; every soul in it he gave up to the curse without mercy: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
  • Matt 10:28 : 28 And have no fear of those who put to death the body, but are not able to put to death the soul. But have fear of him who has power to give soul and body to destruction in hell.
  • Gen 9:5 : 5 And for your blood, which is your life, will I take payment; from every beast I will take it, and from every man will I take payment for the blood of his brother-man.
  • Gen 35:22 : 22 Now while they were living in that country, Reuben had connection with Bilhah, his father's servant-woman: and Israel had news of it.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 37:22
    90%

    22 Do not put him to a violent death, but let him be placed in one of the holes; this he said to keep him safe from their hands, with the purpose of taking him back to his father again.

  • Gen 37:18-20
    3 verses
    81%

    18 But they saw him when he was a long way off, and before he came near them they made a secret design against him to put him to death;

    19 Saying to one another, See, here comes this dreamer.

    20 Let us now put him to death and put his body into one of these holes, and we will say, An evil beast has put him to death: then we will see what becomes of his dreams.

  • Gen 42:37-38
    2 verses
    80%

    37 And Reuben said, Put my two sons to death if I do not come back to you with him; let him be in my care and I will give him safely back to you.

    38 And he said, I will not let my son go down with you; for his brother is dead and he is all I have: if evil overtakes him on the journey, then through you will my grey head go down to the underworld in sorrow.

  • Gen 42:20-23
    4 verses
    79%

    20 And come back to me with your youngest brother, so that your words may be seen to be true, and you will not be put to death. This is what you are to do.

    21 And they said to one another, Truly, we did wrong to our brother, for we saw his grief of mind, and we did not give ear to his prayers; that is why this trouble has come on us.

    22 And Reuben said to them, Did I not say to you, Do the child no wrong? but you gave no attention; so now, punishment has come on us for his blood.

    23 They were not conscious that the sense of their words was clear to Joseph, for he had been talking to them through one who had knowledge of their language.

  • Deut 33:6
    76%

    6 Let life not death be Reuben's, let not the number of his men be small.

  • Gen 37:29-30
    2 verses
    76%

    29 Now when Reuben came back to the hole, Joseph was not there; and giving signs of grief,

    30 He went back to his brothers, and said, The child is gone; what am I to do?

  • Gen 37:26-27
    2 verses
    75%

    26 And Judah said to his brothers, What profit is there in putting our brother to death and covering up his blood?

    27 Let us give him to these Ishmaelites for a price, and let us not put violent hands on him, for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brothers gave ear to him.

  • Gen 44:7
    69%

    7 And they said to him, Why does my lord say such words as these? far be it from your servants to do such a thing:

  • Gen 37:10-11
    2 verses
    69%

    10 And he gave word of it to his father and his brothers; but his father protesting said, What sort of a dream is this? am I and your mother and your brothers to go down on our faces to the earth before you?

    11 And his brothers were full of envy; but his father kept his words in mind.

  • 1 Chr 5:1
    68%

    1 And the sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel, (for he was the oldest son, but, because he made his father's bride-bed unclean, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel; but he is not to be given the place of the oldest.

  • Gen 42:4
    68%

    4 But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with them, for fear, as he said, that some evil might come to him.

  • Gen 43:7-8
    2 verses
    68%

    7 Then Judah said to Israel, his father, Send the boy with me, and let us be up and going, so that we and you and our little ones may not come to destruction.

    8 Put him into my care and make me responsible for him: if I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever.

  • Gen 37:32
    68%

    32 And they took the coat to their father, and said, We came across this; is it your son's coat or not?

  • Gen 37:24
    68%

    24 And they took him and put him in the hole: now the hole had no water in it.

  • Gen 44:17
    68%

    17 Then he said, Far be it from me to do so: but the man who had my cup will be my servant; and you may go back to your father in peace.