19 They said to one another, “[a]Here comes this dreamer! 20 Now then, come and let’s kill him, and throw him into one of the pits; and (A)we will say, ‘A vicious animal devoured him.’ Then we will see what will become of his dreams!” 21 But (B)Reuben heard this and rescued him out of their hands [b]by saying, “Let’s not [c]take his life.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 37:19 Lit Behold, this master of dreams comes
  2. Genesis 37:21 Lit and said
  3. Genesis 37:21 Lit strike his soul

19 “Here comes that dreamer!(A)” they said to each other. 20 “Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns(B) and say that a ferocious animal(C) devoured him.(D) Then we’ll see what comes of his dreams.”(E)

21 When Reuben(F) heard this, he tried to rescue him from their hands. “Let’s not take his life,” he said.(G)

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