Verse Comparison: Genesis 37:21
American Standard Version
And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life.
Amplified® Bible
Now Reuben heard it and he delivered him out of their hands by saying, Let us not kill him.
Contemporary English Version
Reuben heard this and tried to protect Joseph from them. "Let's not kill him," he said.
Darby English Version
And Reuben heard [it], and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life.
Good News Bible
Reuben heard them and tried to save Joseph. "Let's not kill him," he said.
King James Version
And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
New American Standard Bible
But Reuben heard {this} and rescued him out of their hands and said, "Let us not take his life."
New International Version
When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue him from their hands. "Let's not take his life," he said.
New King James Version
But Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands, and said, “Let us not kill him.”
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But Reuben heard this and rescued him out of their hands and said, "Let us not take his life."
Revised Standard Version
But when Reuben heard it, he delivered him out of their hands, saying, "Let us not take his life."
Young's Literal Translation
And Reuben heareth, and delivereth him out of their hand, and saith, `Let us not smite the life;'
