Genesis 37:21-23

GOD’S WORD Translation

²¹ When Reuben heard this, he tried to save Joseph from their plot. “Let’s not kill him,” he said. ²² “Let’s not have any bloodshed. Put him into that cistern that’s out in the desert, but don’t hurt him.” Reuben wanted to rescue Joseph from them and bring him back to his father.

²³ So when Joseph reached his brothers, they stripped him of his special robe with long sleeves.