Genesis 37:21

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 42:22 : 22 And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.
  • Josh 10:28 : 28 ¶ And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that [were] therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.
  • Matt 10:28 : 28 ‹And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.›
  • Gen 9:5 : 5 And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.
  • Gen 35:22 : 22 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard [it]. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Gen 37:22
    90%

    22And 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.

  • Gen 37:18-20
    3 verses
    81%

    18And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

    19And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.

    20Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

  • Gen 42:37-38
    2 verses
    80%

    37And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.

    38And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

  • Gen 42:20-23
    4 verses
    79%

    20But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.

    21¶ And they said one to another, We [are] verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

    22And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

    23And they knew not that Joseph understood [them]; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.

  • Deut 33:6
    76%

    6¶ Let Reuben live, and not die; and let [not] his men be few.

  • Gen 37:29-30
    2 verses
    76%

    29And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph [was] not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.

    30And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child [is] not; and I, whither shall I go?

  • Gen 37:26-27
    2 verses
    75%

    26And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit [is it] if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?

    27Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he [is] our brother [and] our flesh. And his brethren were content.

  • Gen 44:7
    69%

    7And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:

  • Gen 37:10-11
    2 verses
    69%

    10And he told [it] to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What [is] this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?

    11And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

  • 1 Chr 5:1
    68%

    1¶ Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he [was] the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

  • Gen 42:4
    68%

    4But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.

  • Gen 43:7-8
    2 verses
    68%

    7And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, [Is] your father yet alive? have ye [another] brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

    8And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, [and] also our little ones.

  • Gen 37:32
    68%

    32And they sent the coat of [many] colours, and they brought [it] to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it [be] thy son's coat or no.

  • Gen 37:24
    68%

    24And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit [was] empty, [there was] no water in it.

  • Gen 44:17
    68%

    17And he said, God forbid that I should do so: [but] the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.