魯本聽見後，要救約瑟脫離他們的手，就說：「我們不可奪取他的性命。」

流便听见了，要救他脱离他们的手，说：“我们不可害他的性命”；

吕便听见了，要救约瑟脱离他们的手，说：“我们不可害他的性命。”

吕便听见了，要救约瑟脱离他们的手，说：“我们不可害他的性命。”

吕便听后想救约瑟的性命，就说：“我们不要害他性命。”

流本听见了，要救约瑟脱离他们的手。他说：“我们不可取他的性命。”

鲁本听见后，要救约瑟脱离他们的手，就说：“我们不可夺取他的性命。”

呂便聽見了，要救他脫離他們的手，說：「我們不可害他的性命」；

呂便聽見了，要救約瑟脫離他們的手，說：「我們不可害他的性命。」

呂便聽見了，要救約瑟脫離他們的手，說：「我們不可害他的性命。」

呂便聽後想救約瑟的性命，就說：「我們不要害他性命。」

流本聽見了，要救約瑟脫離他們的手。他說：“我們不可取他的性命。”

如便聽見了，就要援救他脫離他們的手；他說：『我們不可擊殺他的性命。』

流便聞之、欲救約瑟曰、勿戕其命、

流便聞之、欲救約瑟、曰、莫傷其命。

流便聞之、欲救之脫於其手、曰、我儕莫傷其命、

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

Reuben heard them talking. He tried to save Joseph from them.“ Let’s not take his life,” he said.

But when Reuben heard it, he rescued him out of their hands, saying,“ Let us not take his life.”

But when Reuben heard of their scheme, he came to Joseph’s rescue.“ Let’s not kill him,” he said.

When Reuben heard this, he tried to save him from them. He said,“ Let’s not take his life.”

But Reuben heard this and rescued him out of their hands by saying,“ Let’s not take his life.”

But Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands, and said,“ Let us not kill him.”

And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life.

When Reuben heard this, he tried to save him from them. He said,“ Let’s not take his life.”

And Reuben heard[ it], and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.

When Reuben heard this, he rescued Joseph from their hands, saying,“ Let’s not take his life!”

Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said,“ Let’s not take his life.”

魯本就回應他們，說：「我不是對你們說過：『不要對那孩子犯罪』嗎？可是你們不肯聽；看哪，他的血債現在來追討了！」

你們不要怕那些能殺死身體卻不能殺死靈魂的；反而倒要懼怕那位能把靈魂和身體都毀滅在地獄裡的。

以色列在那地居住的時候，魯本去與他父親的小妾碧荷同睡；以色列也聽到了這事。雅各有十二個兒子：

至於你們的生命之血，我必為你們追討：我要向野獸追討，我也要向人，甚至向各人的兄弟追討人命。