আদিপুস্তক 37:22

সে বলল, “আমরা তাকে হত্যা করব না| এস, আমরা তাকে হত্যা না করে বরং বিনা আঘাতে ঐ শুকনো কূপের মধ্যে ফেলে দিই|” রূবেণের পরিকল্পনা ছিল য়োষেফকে এইভাবে উদ্ধার করে তার পিতার কাছে ফেরত পাঠানোর|

KJV

And 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.

KJVP

And Reuben H7205 said H559 unto H413 them, Shed H8210 no H408 blood, H1818 but cast H7993 him into H413 this H2088 pit H953 that H834 is in the wilderness, H4057 and lay H7971 no H408 hand H3027 upon him; that H4616 he might rid H5337 him out of their hands H4480 H3027 , to deliver H7725 him to H413 his father H1 again.

YLT

and Reuben saith unto them, `Shed no blood; cast him into this pit which is in the wilderness, and put not forth a hand upon him,` -- in order to deliver him out of their hand, to bring him back unto his father.

ASV

And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood; cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand upon him: that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.

WEB

Reuben said to them, "Shed no blood. Throw him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand on him" - that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.

ESV

And Reuben said to them, "Shed no blood; cast him into this pit here in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him"- that he might rescue him out of their hand to restore him to his father.

RV

And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood; cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand upon him: that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.

RSV

And Reuben said to them, "Shed no blood; cast him into this pit here in the wilderness, but lay no hand upon him" -- that he might rescue him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.

NLT

"Why should we shed any blood? Let's just throw him into this empty cistern here in the wilderness. Then he'll die without our laying a hand on him." Reuben was secretly planning to rescue Joseph and return him to his father.

NET

Reuben continued, "Don't shed blood! Throw him into this cistern that is here in the wilderness, but don't lay a hand on him." (Reuben said this so he could rescue Joseph from them and take him back to his father.)

ERVEN

We can put him into a well without hurting him." Reuben planned to save Joseph and send him back to his father.