Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Cuando Rubén escuchó esto, intentó salvarle la vida a José. ―No lo matemos —dijo—; no debemos derramar sangre. Echémoslo vivo dentro de la cisterna. Así morirá sin que lo toquemos. El plan de Rubén era sacarlo más tarde y enviarlo a casa de su padre.
World English Bible (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.
King James Version (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.
American Standard Version (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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Do not put him to a violent death, but let him be placed in one of the holes; this he said to keep him safe from their hands, with the purpose of taking him back to his father again.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y díjoles Rubén: No derraméis sangre; echadlo en esta cisterna que está en el desierto, y no pongáis mano en él; por librarlo así de sus manos, para hacerlo volver á su padre.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
“Do not shed his blood. Throw him into this pit in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this so that he could rescue Joseph from their hands and return him to his father.
